”Saint George” Serbian Monastery

The earliest documentary mention of this monastery dates back to 1571. The Austrian Map of Banat in 1723 depicts the monastery as isolated, surrounded by vast forests and marshlands. In the years of communism, the monastic life here was interrupted, the place being taken by the Partoș parish. Between 1955 and 1956 excavations are carried out inside the old church. In 1956 the relics of St. Joseph the New are taken from Partoș and moved to the Metropolitan Cathedral for official canonization. After the reestablishment of the monastery in 2008, important renovations and maintenance works were carried out on the interior of the two churches and the entire precincts. On November 8, 2012, the "Queen Elizabeth House" was put into use, located in the vicinity of the settlement, which includes a museum and a rich library. Address: Partoș village, Banloc commune, Timiş county Road access: DN 59 Timişoara-Moraviţa, DN 59B Deta-Banloc, DJ 184 Banloc-Partoș. It is 57.5 km from Timișoara and 14 km from Deta.

In 1910, Bishop Miron Cristea, the future Patriarch, made a canonical visit to the parishes in these places and, being impressed by the beauty of the landscape, decided to build a monastery on the place called the "Warm Lake". The construction of the church began in 1912, thanks to the Glava family donation. It was finished in 1929 and inaugurated in 1931. In 1980 the restoration work of this settlement began, and the church was repainted, so that on July 20, 1991, it was reconsecrated. After 1995, extensive construction works were carried out: a chapel, a trapeze, cells, a library, accommodation places, etc. On June 8, 2003, the new chapel dedicated to "The Healing Spring" was sanctified by His Eminence Lucian of Caransebeș. The old church of the monastery is in the reconstruction phase. Address: Românești village, Tomeşti commune, Timiş county Access: DN 68 A Lugoj, Traian Vuia (21 km) - Făget (15 km) - Coşava (11 km), right branch, DL 108 towards Româneşti Text and photo sources: http://mitropolia-banatului.ro/; http://turismtimis.ro/

It is a monastery of nuns dedicated to the "Beheading of Saint John the Baptist" (August 29), located about 14 km from Timișoara, in the Giroc Forest. It was founded by Metropolitan Vasile Lăzărescu in 1944. Disbanded during the communist regime, it was reorganized by the diligence of Metropolitan Nicolae Corneanu. The first church was built between 1968-1972. The painting was executed by Victor Jurcă from Lugoj, and the sanctification of the church took place on August 29, 1972. After 1990, a building for pilgrims accomodation was put into use. It has become an Easter tradition for the nuns from Timişeni to paint 1,000 red eggs in order to give them to the faithful people who come to the Resurrection of the Lord service. Address: Şag commune, Timiş county Access: on the road - DN 59 Timişoara, to the south - Şag (14 km). Railways: Timişoara - Reșița, Timişeni station Text and photo sources: http://mitropolia-banatului.ro/, http://turismtimis.ro/

Săraca Monastery is the oldest of the diocese, and for this reason the church model was included in the coat of arms of the Timișoara Archdiocese. The origin of the monastery is not known for certain. According to some historians, it dates back to the 13th-14th centuries. Other researchers, taking into consideration the old painting, claim that the monastery was built in the 16th-17th centuries. From the analysis of the historical documents, it appears that between 1270-1271 the monastery carried out a rich activity, possessing a mill besides the small volcano Șumigu. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the monastery was home to a school where paintings of icons were taught, the teachers being the monks from Tismana, Muntenia. The painted frescoes preserve their remarkable artistic expressiveness until today, being considered the most valuable of these kind in Banat. The settlement was completely restored, being in good working order. Address: Şemlacu Mic village, Şemlacu Mare commune, Timiş county Access: DN 59 Timişoara, to the south - Voiteg (30 km), branch to the right, to Gătaia (19,5 km) - branch to the right, DL towards Butin - Şemlacu Mic (21 km) Information and photo sources: http://mitropolia-banatului.ro/; http://turismtimis.ro/

The old church of Cebza Monastery, a historic monument, located currently in the village cemetery, dedicated to the "Ascension of the Holy Cross", is made of wood, in rectangular shape, being of an impressive simplicity, with brick foundation and the walls of oak beams, over which the plaster was applied, and the shingle roof. It is believed that the Cebza Monastery dates back long before the 18th century. Address: Cebza village, Ciacova town, Timis county Access: DN 59 (E 94) Timișoara, to the South - Jebel (18 km) - right branch, DL to Southwest - Ciacova (9 km) - Cebza (7 km)