Arbore Church

Luca Arbore, the one who courageously defended the Fortress of Suceava for three weeks. Against the Polish siege, is the one who for almost 40 years, beginning with 1486, was the doorman of Suceava – remains in our memory through building of the village bearing his name.

The skill of the craftsmen who started to build it in April 1502, made add Arbore church one of the important monuments of Moldavia. Later on, wanting to add an extra beauty to their father’s building, Luca Arbore is daughters ordered the “Dragosin” craftsman to paint the external walls. The scenes are populated by numerous characters in continuous movement. The live colours of the painting are harmoniously combined, emitting a lot of warmth. The green borrowed from the surrounding forests and hills predominates in the rich polychromy.