Kazakh Ambassador pays first visit to Bukovina: Putna Monastery is a welcoming, restful place

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Romania visited Putna Monastery on Friday and was impressed by the monastic settlement, the history of Bukovina, Saints Stephen the Great and Jacob of Putna.

On his first visit to Bukovina, Ambassador Nurbakh Rustemov was accompanied by his wife and one of their daughters.

The Ambassador especially appreciated the unique contribution of Saint Stephen the Great to the history of the Romanians and the fact that the monastery is a welcoming and restful place not only for Romanians but for anyone who crosses its threshold.

Nurbakh Rustemov paid special attention to the work of supporting families that St. Jacob carried out during his life. He greatly supported the family and the education of rural children, managed to convince the Phanariot ruler prince of his time to abolish two of the heaviest taxes in the country, vadarit (taxes on wine production) and vacarit (taxes on cows).

“We are in Bucovina for the first time and we visit some monasteries, and one of their pearls is Putna – we discovered this ourselves. It is an impressive and emotional place, not only for the history of Romanians, but I think it shows us how to understand the spirit of history and civilization.”

“We are grateful for today’s visit and for the opportunity to be close to your history and to discover in depth the interesting history of the Orthodox Church in Moldavia and in this region,” the Kazakh Ambassador said Oct. 30.

“Thank you very much for what you have done for us. God bless you”.

 

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