Olari Orthodox Church
The Church of the Assumption or Church of the Potters (Olari), is an old Orthodox church in Bucharest city centre.
About this building
Olari church was built in 1758 and was originally surrounded by walls and cells. Its name “Olari” (pot) refers to the main commercial activity in the neighbourhood where the church was erected.
The church keeps an icon of the miraculous work of the Mother of God, covered in gilded silver and with 24 medallions representing some of the miracles she performed.
In order to save it from the redevelopment plans for the centre of Bucharest, the building was moved approximately 80 metres away from its original location, ending up behind a block of buildings near Calea Moșilor. In 1984 it was reconsecrated and opened to the public.
It is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.
