Dedicated to St John the Baptist, this church was built by Vasile Lupu between 1632 and 1653. Its dedication inscription, from 1643, is in Old Church Slavonic. Some frescoes come from an 1884 painting upgrade.
Domniţelor Church
Bucovina
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