Stephen the Great

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Stephen the Great was a 15th-century Voivode of Moldavia renowned for his military resistance against the Ottoman Empire and his extensive patronage of Orthodox churches and monasteries.

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Stephen the Great canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Eastern Orthodox saint
Romanian national hero
human
ruler
voivode
alliance Kingdom of Poland
Transylvania
Wallachia
battle Battle of Baia
Battle of Podul Înalt
Battle of Războieni
Battle of Vaslui
birthPlace Borzești
linked to: Buhuși

Principality of Moldavia
birthYear 1433
burialPlace Putna Monastery
canonizationStatus canonized saint in the Romanian Orthodox Church
canonizationYear 1992
child Bogdan III the One-Eyed
commemoratedOn 2 July
countryRuled Moldavia
deathPlace Moldavia
Suceava
deathYear 1504
defeat Battle of Războieni
dynasty House of Mușat
era 15th century
early 16th century
father Bogdan II of Moldavia
fullName Stephen III of Moldavia
honorific the Great
knownFor defense of Moldavian independence
military resistance against the Ottoman Empire
patronage of Orthodox churches and monasteries
languageUsed Church Slavonic
Romanian
mother Oltea
nativeName Ștefan cel Mare
nativeNameLanguage Romanian
opponent Hungary
Kingdom of Poland
Mehmed II
Ottoman Empire
patronOf Neamț Monastery
Putna Monastery
Voroneț Monastery
many churches and monasteries in Moldavia
policy defense of Christendom against Ottoman expansion
predecessor Petru Aron
reignEnd 1504
reignStart 1457
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
spouse Evdokia of Kiev
Maria Voichița
Maria of Mangup
successor Bogdan III the One-Eyed
title Voivode of Moldavia
victory Battle of Podul Înalt
Battle of Vaslui

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Putna Monastery foundedBy Stephen the Great
Putna Monastery founder Stephen the Great
Putna Monastery burialPlaceOf Stephen the Great
Putna Monastery associatedWith Stephen the Great
Voroneț Monastery foundedBy Stephen the Great
Principality of Moldavia notableRuler Stephen the Great
Suceava notableRulerAssociated Stephen the Great
Maria of Mangup spouse Stephen the Great
Stephen III of Moldavia alias Stephen the Great
Stephen the Great Central Park namedAfter Stephen the Great
Moldavia hasEthnicGroup Stephen the Great
Ștefan cel Mare neighborhood namedAfter Stephen the Great
Battle of Vaslui commandedBy Stephen the Great
subject linked to: Vaslui
Monument to Stephen the Great (Soroca) mainSubject Stephen the Great
subject linked to: monument to Stephen the Great
Monument to Stephen the Great (Soroca) depicts Stephen the Great
subject linked to: monument to Stephen the Great
Monument to Stephen the Great (Soroca) namedAfter Stephen the Great
subject linked to: monument to Stephen the Great
Ottoman–Hungarian wars involved Stephen the Great