title: Suruceni
text: # Suruceni
  
  Suruceni is a village in Ialoveni District, Moldova, 22 km from Chișinău.
  
  It has been the site, since 1785, of Suruceni Monastery of St George, a community of Orthodox nuns. The sisters farm land on the edge of the village, and maintain two monastic churches which are open to the public at certain times.
  
  ## Sport
  
  FC Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni is based in the village.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Ion Suruceanu
  * Nicolae Suruceanu
  * Vasile Ciorăscu
  