"Cave of Saint Andrew" Monastery

The monastery is situated 59 km south-west away from Constanta, in the forest near Ion Corvin locality.

In the cave from the heart of mountain sometime ago leaded the life of an anchorite Saint Andrew, the only one Jesus Christ's Apostle that have preached Geto-Daco-Roman Gospel. Here, Saint Andrew have baptized and christianized our ancestors, he ordained the priests, the monastery being considered the first place of worship from Romania's territory and incoming gate for the Christianity in Romania.

In 1942, the lawyer Jandiru begin the arrangement of the cave, and in 1944 it was dedicated, from then on here performing divine services.

In 1990, the cave was restored and start to function an monks hermitage.

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