SĂPÂNȚA - PERI
MONASTERY
SAPÂNȚA, MARAMUREȘ
In connection with the Săpânta-Peri Monastery there are two disjoint stages, one of the historical past and the other of the present. Data on the historical past are somewhat vague. In 1391, the descendants of Dragoș Vodă donated land and goods that were the basis for the construction of a monastery called Peri. A stone church was erected (its exact location is unknown).
In 1404, Romanian nobles from Maramureș strengthened the possessions of the Peri monastery, among which are mentioned the villages of Taras, Criva and Peri, as well as a mill "in the land of Câmpulungului on the water of Săpânta, where the Săpânta flows into the Tisa". The town of Peri (now called Gruşevo) is on the current territory of Ukraine, that is, it has never been in Romania. There are references according to which texts such as the Gospel, the Acts of the Apostles, etc. were translated into Romanian for the first time and then copied in Peri. The old monastery was destroyed in 1703, on the occasion of the Revolt of the Curates under the leadership of Francisc Rákóczi II, against the Habsburg domination, according to other dates in 1761 by the Austrian Army; or in 1783. There are about as many opinions about more recent issues, what about those from the 1300s.
The current Săpânța-Peri Monastery was founded in 1997, in the immediate vicinity of Săpânta, not far from the course of the Tisa; the construction was erected between 1998 and 2003. Over 400 cubic meters of wood were incorporated here, mainly oak wood from the centuries-old forest in the immediate vicinity; plus some fir wood; 60% of the wood is from local sources. With a height of 78 meters, the Săpânta-Peri Monastery church is possibly the tallest wooden church in the World. The cross is 7 meters and was covered with 4 kg of gold; the church is plated with 8.5 kg of gold. Several nuns spend their days in this building.
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