Abstract:
At the Hârbovăţ monastery was the most important relic of Bessarabia, famous in the
Orthodox world, the Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God of Hârbovăţ. This Marian icon had a special impact on the religious sentiment of the population, establishing a special ritual, with the full inclusion of the clergy and laity (including civil and military authorities). The inclusion of the icon in the religious circuit of the county capital generated a substantial impulse in the development of the Hârbovăț monastery.
