Boyar Court of Cepari
Curtea boierilor din Cepari
sat Ceparii Pământeni; comuna Cepari, Argeș · 48
⚠ Approximate position: the building's exact location is not known; the pin only shows the village.
Summary
A boyar court in Ceparii Pământeni (Cepari commune, Argeș County), dated 1752 in the national heritage list and classed as a monument of national interest. It comprises the ruined house, the church of the Ascension and the enclosure wall.
Legal status
Listed historic monument of national interest (LMI AG-II-a-A-13593): ruined house, church and enclosure wall ↗
History
The heritage-list entry (LMI AG-II-a-A-13593) dates the ensemble to 1752 and names its components as a ruined house, the church of the Ascension and an enclosure wall. According to the commune's Wikipedia article, the Cepari boyars held high offices in the 16th and 17th centuries, and from 1650 the estate passed to the Balotă family. The brick church of the Ascension was rebuilt in 1751-1752 by a Balotă, replacing an older church traditionally attributed to the vornic Dragomir Ceparul (1532-1533), and was restored in 1888-1889. The church's own Wikipedia article gives the rebuilding as 1752 by the boyar Ștefan Balotă on the foundation of an earlier church of 1533, with further restoration in 1977-1980 and 2005-2009; the inscription quoted in the commune article names the grand clucer Ștefan Balotă.
Listed components
- Ruine case — 1752 (AG-II-m-A-13593.01)
- Biserica „Înălțarea Domnului” — 1752 (AG-II-m-A-13593.02)
- Zid de incintă — 1752 (AG-II-m-A-13593.03)
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