Lavra
A Lavra signifies a monastery community with significant autonomy within the (orthodox) church hierarchy.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra | Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Orthodox Church of Ukraine) | |
Mount Athos | Great Lavra (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) | |
St. Petersburg | Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Russian Orthodox Church) | |
Trinity Sergius Lavra | Russian Orthodox Church |
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