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In the Slavic world (under the Moscow Patriarchate :[[Church of Russia]], [[Church of Ukraine]]) there are five Lavra's 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*'''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.*'''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 Tsarina 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.
*'''Uspensko-Svyatogorskaya Lavra''' which has been a Lavra since 2004
==External links==
*Lavra @ Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LavraWikipedia]*Monastery of the Great Lavra [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] *Pochayiv Lavra @ Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pochayevsko-Uspenskaya_LavraPochayiv Lavra]*Troitse-Sergiyeva_Lavra:Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius]*Alexander Nevsky Lavra [http://www.saint-petersburg-hotels.com/alexandernevskiylavra.htmAlexander Nevsky Lavra]
[[Category:Monasteries]]
