The Ra║ca Monastery was founded by Prince Petru Rare║ in 1542. The architecture is typically Moldavian: it is triconch and has a steeple on the nave. Ten years after it was erected, the monastery was decorated with interior and exterior Byzantine paintings made by the Greek master Stamatelos Kotronas. These have religious themes such as ôThe Ladder of Saint John the Baptistö, ôThe Last Judgmentö, ôThe Life of Saint Anthony,ö etc.
