The Brancoveanu Family statue was made by the sculptor Ginete Santha and placed in the center of Suceava, across the street from the Palace of Justice and located behind the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of Our God. The monument praises the famous martyr Constanti Brancoveanu (1688-1714), one of the important heroes in Romanian history.
The statuary group is made of bronze and depicts the voivode (Polish government official standing, together with his wife and their seven children, all forming a monolithic group. The entire family was martyred for their anti-communist stance.
Across the street from the Palace of Justice in Suceava (where there used to be the prison where the anti-communist fighters were hanged) the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God (also called the "In Memoriam" Church) was built. Private donatations from people in the United States, Germany and around the world were given to build this church. The church building took eight years to build and was consecrated in 2004. Notice the vines and grapes woven in metal art all around the entries to the building.
Back to the statue. The statue stands of the green space on the west side of the church, being placed on the axis of the cross. The monument was consecrated on the new location on August 16, 2005, on the Feast of the Brâncoveni Martyrs. Currently, the monument is black and has a plaque with the following inscription: "Family of the Holy Martyrs Brîncoveni". Below is the picture of the monument and of the beautiful Church.
In 1885, on the place where there used to be a military barracks, a building was built by the Austrian to serve as the headquarters for the Circuit Court, the District Court and the Suceava Land Registry. The building is created by the Viennese architect Ferdinand Fellner. In the back of the building, which today bears the name of the Palace of Justice was created the only prison in the Suceava district.
In 1947,the Romanian Communist Party took power, becoming the only official political party active on the political scene in Romania at that time. Starting from the same year, political prisoners, especially young people from all over Moldova, most of them students who were opposed to the Communist Party were brought and incarcerated at the prison in Suceava. Until 1956, many anti-communist fighters sacrificed themselves and died here.
After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, which led to the fall of the communist regime, on the back wall of the building, in the place where the prison used to be, there is a white marble memorial plaque with the following inscription: "In this building, some of the best sons of the Romanian nation, who sacrificed themselves for freedom, fighting against communism, were hanged and martyred." In September of 1992 a memorial to the anti-communist fighters was placed out in front of the Palace of Justice made of wood and stone and has a plaque with the following inscription: "In memoriam for those who suffered in communist prisons and camps during the years 1944-1989. 20.09.1992."
More pictures of the church built for all who were martyered by the communists during the 20th Century between the years 1947 - 1989.
On our walk we saw a beautiful home that we discovered was a historical inn called the Princely Inn. The Inn is one of the oldest structures in Suceava. It is the only structure left in town which represents medieval Molovian architecture. It was built sometime during the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries.
After the Austrian occupation in 1775, members of the Habsberg family used it as a hunting lodge. The bottom floor had an atmosphere of an old inn that attracted the businessmen and politicians of Suceava and where honored and special guests came to stay when in town. It was completely restored between 1962 and 1968 and serves as a museum of Romanian history. Enjoy the pictures.
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