Lavra
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Alexander Nevsky Lavra
In Orthodox Christianity Lavra or Laura (Greek: Λάυρα, Cyrillic: Лавра) originally meant a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center. The term originates from Greek where it means a passage or an alley.
In Muscovy, Imperial Russia, and in more recent times the largest and the most important Russian Orthodox monasteries were called lavras and were subordinated immediately to the Patriarch of Moscow. In 1721 they became subordinated to the Holy Synod.
- Greece
- Great Lavra (10th century)
- Russia
- Kiev Pechersk Lavra (since 1598)
- Alexander Nevsky Lavra (since 1797)
- Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra (since 1744)
- Pochayevsko-Uspenskaya Lavra (since 1833)