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{{monastery|
name=Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra|
jurisdiction=Church of Russia|
type=Male Monastery|
founded= 1337|
superior= ?|
size= ?|
hq= Sergiev Posad|
language= Slavonic|
music=Russian Chant|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
feasts=unknown|
website=[http://www.stsl.ru/languages/en/index.php website]
}}
'''Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra''', also (In Russian: Троице-Сергиева Лавра (Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra)) is among the most renowned of the Orthodox [[Monastery|monasteries]] in Russia. Situated next to the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 65 kilometers (44 miles) north east of Moscow, it was founded by St. [[Sergius of Radonezh]] the patron [[saint]] of Russia in 1340.
