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LOL INTERNETThe term '''''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. {{stub}} Among the noted lavras is the [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Monastery of the Great Lavra]] on the [[Mount Athos|Athos Peninsula]]. This monastery, founded by the [[monk]] St. Athanasius the Athonite in 963, is the earliest and the mother monastery of the Athonite communities. 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==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavra Wikipedia]*[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/Monastery/great_lavra.html Monastery of the Great Lavra]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Kiev Pechersk Lavra:Wikipedia]*[http://www.lavra.kiev.ua/en/main.php?id=90 KPL Official Site] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pochayevsko-Uspenskaya_Lavra Pochayiv Lavra]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troitse-Sergiyeva_Lavra Wikipedia: Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius]*[http://www.saint-petersburg-hotels.com/alexandernevskiylavra.htm Alexander Nevsky Lavra] [[Category:Monasteries]] [[el:Λαύρα]][[ro:Lavră]]
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