The first documentary attestations that refer to the BÂRSANA Monastery date from July 21, 1390, referring to the properties of the DRAGOȘ ducal family.
   The church is located in historical MARAMUREȘ, on the Iza valley.
   The old wooden church was built in 1711 in the place called „PĂRUL CĂLUGĂRULUI” by the noble priest IOAN ȘTEFANCA.
    The contemporary construction of the monastic complex began in 1993, under the direction of the architect CORDOȘ DOREL.
    The religious complex is composed of: the Maramureş gate, the bell tower, the church (with a height of 57 m), the summer altar, the cells of the nuns, cultural center, museum, protocol house, priest's house, cemetery.