Capriana monastery - one of the oldest monasteries in Moldova, located 40 km from Chisinau, in the same village.

The monastery was built of wood in 1429. A century later, in its place, under the auspices of the representatives of the Moldovan nobility - Petru Rares, it was erected a large stone church of the Assumption of the type of medieval temple, which to this day is the main structure of the Capriana monastic complex. However, after reconstruction in 1820 from the old buildings remained only the apse, decorated lavishly decorated. At the same time, the area of ​​the church was expanded to an extension of the walls, pyramidal bell tower of a nine-bells and the impressive size of the drum with a dome.

In 1840, near the Church of the Assumption erected St. George Temple, made in the late baroque style, and in 1903 - Nicholas, like other medieval Moldavian structures.

In Căpriana monastery was one of the most reputable and large libraries while on the territory of Moldova, where treasured valuable manuscripts, gifts and offerings from the nobles.

In 1947 Căpriana monastery was closed, all the monks dispersed, and the building was given to the needs of children's tuberculosis hospital. However, the date of the official closing of the monastery is considered to be 1962. In the early nineties of the last century, Căpriana monastery returned to believers, began restoration work on the restoration of churches.

The monastery is the burial head Bessarabian diocese from 1813 to 1821 years - Metropolitan Gabriel Banulescu Bodoni, who made an invaluable contribution to the development of Orthodoxy and culture of Moldova.

Not far from the monastery, you can find oak Stephen the Great, at the base of which, according to legend, he was resting after one of the battles.