The village of Hagieni, named after a "hagiu" (pilgrim to the Holy Places), was founded at the beginning of the 19th century on the old Cărăreni estate of the Cozia Monastery. This estate, the largest in Ialomița county, was attested for the first time in 1392 and mentioned in numerous voivodeship charters over time.
The Hagieni Monastery was founded in 1995, but was not populated until 2000. It is located on the national road Slobozia-Șăndărei-Constanța, at km 112, with a right branch of 3 km to Hagieni, on a stone road. The distance from Slobozia to the branch is 32.2 km, and from Șăndărei is 7.2 km. The church, visible from the road looking south, is built on the edge of the village, near the Ialomita river, crossed by a wooden bridge on metal tubes. Before 1989, the village was included in the demolition plan, so today there are only about 20 houses left.
On the Cărăreni estate, a wooden church was attested at the end of the 17th century. The foundation of the current church of Saint Nicholas was laid in 1881, under the archpastorship of Metropolitan Calinic, and completed in 1892 under Metropolitan Joseph, with the financial support of the faithful from the village. At the time of the description, the physical condition of the church suggested that it had not been repaired for decades.
Founded in 2001 at the initiative and with the blessing of His Holiness Father Dr. Damaschin Coravu, Bishop of Slobozia and Călărași, the Hagieni Monastery does not have a long history as a monastic settlement.
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