Cașin Church

Cașin Church (also called Cașin Monastery) is one of the largest Orthodox churches in Bucharest. After the First World War, Bucharest began to expand. Thus, a new neighborhood was established in the northern part of the capital. It was formed by dividing the Herăstrău estate into house lots purchased by employees of the Ministry of Agriculture and Domains. The new residents also needed a place of worship, so in 1935 a parish council was formed, made up of notable figures of the time. Among them were Gheorghe Ionescu-Șișești, professor at the Institute of Agronomic Research of Romania, the writer Vasile Militaru, and the architect I. Bălănescu. Dimitrie Ionescu-Berechet, chief architect of the Romanian Patriarchate, won a competition for the church project. It was to be built on land donated by Bucharest City Hall. The foundation stone was laid on August 23, 1935, and the structure was fully completed on November 15, 1938. Then work stopped because of the Second World War, resuming in the period 1946-1959. The parish church combines the Wallachian Brâncovenesc style (the columns at the entrance) with the Byzantine style, visible in the mosaics, the shape of the cross, and the tall, spacious architecture. In this church, all the mosaics are made of Murano glass, which makes it unique in Bucharest. During 1962-1971, the walls and floors were covered with large slabs of white and pink marble. Along the walls, large icons made of Murano glass mosaic were placed. On the outside it has no paintings; it is white, simple. Only a large mosaic, visible from a great distance, depicting the protectors of the church, Saints Michael and Gabriel, adorns the facade. Beginning in 2007, Cașin Church was elevated, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Father Daniel, to the rank of Patriarchal Chapel. Divaro Company invites you to visit Cașin Church!