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The term '''Lavra''lavra''''' is a name given to large, rich [[monastery|monasteries ]] of importance that enjoy special privileges and are cultural centers in the regions they occupy.
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Among the noted lavras is the '''[[Great Lavra (Athos)|Monastery of the Great Lavra''' ]] on the [[Mount Athos|Athos Peninsula]]. This [[monastery]] which was , founded by the [[monk]] St. Athanasius the Athonite in 963, is the earliest and the mother monastery of the [[Mount Athos]] Athonite communities. In the Slavic world there are three lavras of particular note: *'''Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.''' in Kiev, Ukraine. This monastery, often called the Monastery of the Caves, was founded in 1051 by [[Anthony of the Caves]] and Theodosius*'''Trinity Lavra of St Sergius''' at Sergiyev Posad, Russia. This monastery was founded in 1345 by [[Sergius of Radonezh]], the most venerated of Russian [[saint]]s. Czarina Elizabeth elevated the monastery to the dignity of a Lavra in 1744. *'''Alexander Nevsky Lavra''' in St Petersburg, Russia. This lavra was founded as a monastery in 1710 and was not finished until 1790. The monastery was elevated to the status of a Lavra in 1797.
In the Slavic world (under the Moscow Patriarchate: [[Church of Russia]] and [[Church of Ukraine]]) there are five lavras of particular note:
*[[Kiev Pechersk Lavra]] in Kiev, Ukraine. This monastery, often called the [[Monastery of the Kiev Caves]], was founded in 1051 by [[Anthony of the Caves]] and [[Theodosius of the Kiev Caves|Theodosius]].
*[[Pochaev Lavra of the Dormition of the Theotokos|Pochayiv Lavra]] (''Pochaev'') has for centuries been the foremost spiritual and ideological centre of various Orthodox denominations in Western Ukraine. The monastery tops a 60-metre hill in the town of Pochayiv, Ternopil Oblast, 18 km southwest of Kremenets and 50 km north of Ternopil. It was established a lavra in 1833.
*[[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra|Trinity Lavra of St Sergius]] at Sergiyev Posad, Russia, was founded in 1345 by [[Sergius of Radonezh]], the most venerated of Russian [[saint]]s. Tsarina Elizabeth elevated the monastery to the dignity of a lavra in 1744.
*Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg, Russia, was founded as a monastery in 1710 and was not finished until 1790. The monastery was elevated to the status of a lavra in 1797.
*Uspensko-Svyatogorskaya Lavra has been a Lavra since 2004
==External links==
*Monastery of the Great [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavra Wikipedia]*[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/Monastery/great_lavra.htmlMonastery of the Great Lavra]*Kiev_Pechersk_Lavra:Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev Pechersk Lavra:Wikipedia]*Kiev-Pechersk Lavra [http://www.lavra.kiev.ua/en/main.php?id=90KPL Official Site] *Troitse[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pochayevsko-Sergiyeva_Lavra:Wikipedia Uspenskaya_Lavra Pochayiv Lavra]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troitse-Sergiyeva_Lavra Wikipedia: Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius]*Alexander Nevsky Lavra [http://www.saint-petersburg-hotels.com/alexandernevskiylavra.htmAlexander Nevsky Lavra]
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