Nicula Monastery

Nicula Monastery, known for miracle-working icon of Our Lady and the School "of painters" glass, which can be reached on the national road to Cluj to Gherla and from there to a distance of 5 km is the village Nicula, the where the climb to the monastery.



First appears in documents dating to the year 1552 the monastery, built of wood, renovated in 1714 and destroyed after a fire in 1974.

Meanwhile in 1770, was brought another church, which holds that there are some icons representative Nicula.

Large church was built between 1875-1879, of brick and stone, with dedicated "Assumption". Gallant is the iconostasis replaced in 1938, worked in lime wood, unique in the country, is a real sun, which is a very beautiful center and supports the cross what the holy doors. Rays which start from the cross rests on the arch. Syrian-ray is interrupted by equal medallions in which are painted the twelve Apostles and in the middle medallion is painted the Holy Trinity. At the intersection of the two arms of the cross is an empty circle form, which is high miracle-working icon of Our Lord during the service official prayer is lowered for the day before the Holy Door.

This is the miracle-working icon, in 1699 between February 15 and March 12 to tears, and since then have committed many miracles before them, those who come with faith and prayed for relief of suffering. Here operates a workshop where they are icons and paintings on glass of a museum with.