Talpalari Church

The ktitor was vistiernic (treasurer) Iordache Cantacuzino, brother-in-law and close adviser to voivode Vasile Lupu.

[2] In the 18th century, shoe-sole makers (tălpălari) settled in the area, giving rise to the church's popular name.

In 1828, the ban Atanasie Gosan willed the entire Mădârjești estate to the church, as well as land in Bucium (now a neighborhood of Iași), together with houses and orchards.

The bell tower was also rebuilt, and two pavilions added to the south side of the church: one at the entrance, the other near the altar, above the crypt which contains the graves of benefactors.

[1] The church is cross-shaped; the altar has a window on the eastern axis, while the nave had a semi-spherical cupola supported by four semicircular arches.

The neo-Renaissance painting, done in 1886, has several large canvases, including two scenes near the entrance: Calvary and Christ Judged by Pilate.