# Hancu Monastery

- **Type:** Experience
- **Language:** en
- **Offered by:** The moldova.travel catalogue
- **Region:** The Codru Forests
- **Category:** Religious
- **Duration:** 0.8 h
- **Suitable for:** Couples, SoloTravellers, Groups
- **Opening hours:** Programul slujbelor începe la 7:00 cu rugăciunea de dimineață și se încheie în jur de 20:30.
- **Coordinates:** 47.096853, 28.297743
- **Tags:** Culture, Cultură, Monasteries, Routes of life, Rutele vieții, Культура, Мănăstiri, Монастыри, Пути жизни
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08T11:02:42+03:00
- **Canonical page:** https://demo.moldova.travel/en/experiences/219-hancu-monastery
- **This document:** https://demo.moldova.travel/en/experiences/219-hancu-monastery.md

## Description

Hâncu Monastery, dedicated to Saint Parascheva, stands in the forest near the source of the Cogâlnic River, in Bursuc village, Nisporeni district. It was founded in 1678 by Mihalcea Hâncu; the legend says his daughter Elena refused an arranged marriage and took refuge in a cave, and her father built a church. In 1816 the skete became a monastery. The complex has a summer church of Saint Parascheva, a winter church of the Dormition and a cathedral with three altars on two levels.

## Photos

![Hancu Monastery](https://demo.moldova.travel/mt-media/catalogue/manastirea-hancu/media/renditions/1280/manastirea-hancu.jpg.webp)

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