Name of the Touristic Attraction: <\/strong>Saint Ana Monastery<\/p>\n Location: <\/strong>in Or\u0219ova, Mehedin\u021bi County, at approximately 29 km from Drobeta Turnu Severin. Or\u0219ova can be reached from DN6 which connects Drobeta Turnu Severin to Timi\u0219oara and then following DN57 to Dubova.<\/p>\n Description: <\/strong>St. Ana Monastery is located in the Danube Defile, on the hill named \u201cDealul Mo\u0219ului\u201d, in Or\u015fova. The monastery was founded by the interwar journalist Pamfil \u015eeicaru, who fought in Or\u0219ova area as lieutenant during the First World War. The decision to build a monastery in that place came to him in the autumn of 1916, when he was buried on \u201cDealul Mo\u0219ului\u201d with a comrade, after a bombshell explosion. Thus, the monastery is a symbol of gratitude to God for having survived and also for honoring the memory of the ones who died during the war. Later, in 1935, a road of 1.5km, called the \u201cRoad of Heroes\u201d was built up on \u201cDealul Mo\u0219ului\u201d. This road is guarded by 7 wooden crosses and wooden benches meant to remind of the 7 regiments that participated in the battles of Alion, Cerna and Or\u0219ova. A year later, in 1936, the construction of the monastery began and lasted 3 years until 1939. The monastery is dedicated to Saint Ana, according to the name of the founder\u2019s mother. The bishop of Banat at that time, however, refused to sanctify the monastery because it was built without the bishop’s permission and the place where the monastery was built, was not sanctified. In 1945, along with the arrival of the Communists, the building was transformed into a restaurant and disco, and the nuns’ chambers were accommodation rooms. But in 1990, the building was reestablished as monastery and was sanctified by the Vicar of the Metropolitan Church of Oltenia. The Monastery hosts The Pamfil \u015eeicaru Memorial Museum and a tailoring workshop.<\/p>\n Conditions: <\/strong><\/p>\n Visiting Program: daily: 8.00-22.00<\/p>\n No visiting tax.<\/p>\n Appropriate clothing is recommended.<\/p>\n Information and Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n Contact:<\/u> Tel. +40-252-361-99; +40-723-143-088<\/p>\n The Monastery is administered by the Metropolitan Church of Severin and Strehaia:<\/p>\n Phone: +4 0252 333 048, +4 0252 333 039,<\/p>\n E-mail: secretariat@episcopiaseverinului.ro<\/a><\/p>\n
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