Comana

Comana lies in the Wallachian lowlands south of Bucharest. Its monastery is traditionally associated with Vlad Țepeș, who founded an earlier fortified religious house in the 1460s. By the end of the sixteenth century that foundation had fallen into ruin. Around 1588–1589 the boyar Radu Șerban, later ruler of Wallachia, established a new monastery on the site. The complex was restored again around 1700 under Șerban Cantacuzino, a descendant of Radu Șerban. Its history reflects the role of princely and noble patronage in sustaining Orthodox religious institutions in Wallachia.