Lord Tomb, Transylvania, Romania Royalty-Free Stock Image

Tomb of the Constantin Brancoveanu, Lord of the Romanian Country (born in 1654 - died 15 august 1714). He was a great nobleman and during his reign (1688 - 1714) The Romanian Country experienced a period of cultural flowering and development of spiritual life. He was beheaded together with his 4 sons and his faithful friend Enache Văcărescu at Constantinople because he did not want give up his orthodox religion belief and convert to islamism. A more detailed description of his life and ruling is to be found on this link: . The reason he is commemorated nowadays is that he is considered to be a saint (canonized in 1992 - together with the other 5) and because he raised many monasteries and churches, including Sambata Monastery.