• The Great Lavra, also called the Lavra of Athanasios, is monastery located near the southeastern tip of the peninsula of Mount Athos.
  • Great Lavra Monastery at Mount Athos, Mount Athos is a friendly Christian community where we welcome others to join us in our worship and service to God.
  • The emperors favored its development and during the 11th century there were 700 monks, while smaller monasteries had been ceded to Great Lavra.
  • Megiste (Great) Lavra, the first and grandest of the monasteries on Mt. Athos, it has its roots in the beginnings of communal monasticism on the peninsula of Athos.
  • Nikephoros had promised Athanasius that he would soon became a monk of Great Lavra but the circumstances and his death canceled those plans.
  • In this article, we will delve deep into the captivating allure of the Great Lavra Monastery and uncover 15 intriguing facts that will leave you in awe.
  • The Great Lavra Bell Tower is a stunning bell tower that we admired on our resent holiday to Kiev,one of the amazing structures here of which there are many is The...
  • The Great Lavra bell tower remained the tallest building in Kiev for a long time. ... View of the Great bell Tower of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra from Distant Caves.
  • Great Lavra (Athos). Coordinates: 40°10′16″N 24°22′58″E / 40.17111°N 24.38278°E / 40.17111; 24.38278. This article is about the monastery on Mount Athos.
  • The Monastery of Great Lavra is the first monastery built on Mount Athos. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 metres.