Nuns' Skete

Gradually, the monastery was granted properties, and received relic fragments of Saints Nicholas and Charalambos, still preserved in the altar table legs.

[1] The church underwent repairs in 1896: the columns separating narthex from nave were removed, and the original frescoes were painted over.

The surrounding buildings, partly used by the Biblical Institute, were redone in Neo-Brâncovenesc style, replicating elements from Comana and Horezu Monasteries, as well as from the portico of the church itself.

Although modest in size, the ensemble of church, kitchen and other buildings formed a harmonious whole in terms of proportion and decor.

The open portico has three arches sustained by slender stone columns with spiral fluting, ornamented bases and capitals.

The church hosts an icon of the Virgin Mary, donated by the founder and ascribed by some with wonder-working abilities.