Great Lavra
The Monastery of Great Lavra is the first monastery built on Mount Athos, on the Athos peninsula in geographical Macedonia, northeastern Greece. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 metres.
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- Locality with 51 residents
- …is Greek Orthodox
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
- Description: 10th century monastery of Mount Athos, Greece
- Also known as“Megisti Lavra”“Monastery of Great Lavra”
Places of Interest
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Hamlets in the Area
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Agios Nilos
Agios Nilos is the name of an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of Great Lavra.
5 km southwest of Great Lavra
Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou
Lakkoskiti is the short name of a small monastic…
6 km northwest of Great Lavra
Kerasia
Kerasia is a settlement in Mount Athos.
7 km southwest of Great Lavra
Great Lavra
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Latitude
40.17127° or 40° 10′ 17″ north
Longitude
24.38256° or 24° 22′ 57″ east
Open location code
8GG659CM+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
place = locality
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Great Lavra” goes by many names.
Groot LawraAfrikaans
Lavraja e MadheAlbanian
دير لافرا الكبيرArabic
Велика ЛавраBulgarian
Gran LauraCatalan
Monestir de la Gran LauraCatalan
大拉伏拉Chinese
Velká lávraCzech
Great LavraDutch
Megisti LavrakloosterDutch
Suuri lavraFinnish
ათანასეს ლავრაGeorgian
Ιερά Μονή Μεγίστης ΛαύραςGreek
Μεγίστη ΛαύραGreek
Μονή Μεγίστης ΛαύραςGreek
Monastero della Grande LavraItalian
メギスティ・ラブラ修道院Japanese
メギスティス・ラヴラ修道院Japanese
대 라브라Korean
Dêra Lavraya MezinKurdish
Dêra Megisti LavraKurdish
Monasterium Maximae LauraeLatin
Велика ЛавраMacedonian
Wielka ŁawraPolish
Mănăstirea Marea LavrăRomanian
Великая ЛавраRussian
Manastir Velika LavraSerbian
Манастир Велика ЛавраSerbian
Manastir Velika LavraSerbo-Croatian
Velika lavraSlovenian
Велика ЛавраUkrainian
Монастир Велика ЛавраUkrainian
Tu viện Đại LavraVietnamese
Kleaster Megisti LavraWestern Frisian
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