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Eastern Orthodox monastery in Romania
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Ciolanu Monastery

Ciolanu Monastery is a monastery of Eastern Orthodox monks, located in Tisău commune, Buzău County, Romania. It was erected around 1570 by Dumitru Ciolanu, a boyar from Buzău, whose name it bears, together with the Sorescu boyar family from the nearby Vernești commune.

The compound contains a museum with icons painted by Gheorghe Tattarescu, as well as religious artifacts.

45°14′14″N 26°32′41″E / 45.237305°N 26.544771°E / 45.237305; 26.544771

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