Although the monastery was founded by Prince Stephen the Great (1433-1504), the original church was destroyed in 1653 and the current buildings date back to 1653-1662. The frescoes in the interior originate from more recent times: it was not until the 500^th anniversary of the death of Stephen the Great 2004 that it was decided to decorate the walls, vaulting and domes according to the old orthodox tradition.

Adding scenic lighting to the interior of the church with anything beyond the traditional, hanging chandeliers is still rather unusual in Romanian churches. Capitals, cornices and chains of chandeliers all serve as discreet mounting locations for spotlights. The metal halide lamps emit a brilliant light with high colour rendition quality. This shows the frescoes to their best advantage and the gold decoration is given an almost magical shimmer.