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Founded at the beginning of the 15th century, this monastery is famous for its frescoes painted by Toma de Suceava, where red and gold dominate. Its church, of modest size and dedicated to Saint George, is in a classic Moldavian style. Its interior paintings are considered to be among the most beautiful in Moldova. The interior (superb superimposed arches) and exterior (the first open verandah in Moldova) are decorated with traditional Orthodox paintings in the Byzantine style. Admirable paintings also adorn the Orthodox calendar, the icon of the Assumption of the Mother of God and the portraits of the most famous Christian hermits. The altar is consecrated to the Virgin and her Son, according to the Orthodox tradition. The main themes of the exterior paintings are the Annunciation, the Tree of Jesse and the Day of Judgement, as well as the Siege of Constantinople on the south façade. The site was once fortified. However, since its destruction by the Austrians in 1785, only a few sections of the surrounding walls and an imposing, pointed watchtower (1641), later converted into a bell tower, remain.