Dealu Monastery is a 15th-century monastery in Dâmbovița County, Romania, located 6 km north of Târgoviște.

The church of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

Dealu Monastery

Necropolis

Dealu Monastery narthex is considered one of the largest funerary spaces in the country, here being buried several voivodes, princes and clergymen. In chronological order, those buried at Dealu Monastery are: Vlad II Dracul (cca. 1390–1447), Prince of Wallachia Vladislav II (d. 1456), Prince of Wallachia Radu IV cel Mare (1467–1508), Prince of Wallachia Vlad V cel Tânăr (1488–1512), Prince of Wallachia Radu VI Bădica (d. 1524), Prince of Wallachia Vlad VII Înecatul (d. 1532), Prince of Wallachia Head of Mihai Viteazul (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia Mihail Movilă (d. 1608), Prince of Moldavia

Dealu Monastery

References

Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Wallachia

Historic monuments in Dâmbovița County

Christian monasteries established in the 15th century

Burial sites of the House of Dăneşti

Burial sites of the House of Drăculești

Dealu Monastery