Which languages influenced the earliest Romanian religious texts?

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The earliest Romanian religious texts were primarily influenced by Slavonic, which served as the source for the earliest translations into Romanian during the 15th century. These initial works often consisted of interlinear verses or interpolations within religious manuscripts.1

Additionally, certain 16th-century religious texts, such as the Psalter of Șcheia and the Codex of Voroneț, were produced in northern Transylvania under the influence of the Hussite movement. By the 17th century, the influence of the Protestant Reformation provided further impetus for the printing of Romanian religious books across Transylvania, Walachia, and Moldavia. Later, as literary activity centered around the monastery of Snagov, religious texts were produced in a variety of languages, including Romanian, Greek, Slavonic, and Arabic.1