Great Lavra

The Monastery of Great Lavra is the first monastery built on , on the Athos peninsula in geographical , northeastern . It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 metres.
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  • Type: Locality with 362 residents
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: 10th century monastery of Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Dêra Lavraya Mezin”, “Megisti Lavra”, “Monastery of Great Lavra”, “Μεγίστη Λαύρα”, and “メギスティ・ラブラ修道院”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Prodromos.

Church
Photo: Adriatikus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Skete of is a cenobitic skete belonging to the Great Lavra Monastery. is situated 3 km south of Great Lavra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Nilos and Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou.

Hamlet
is the name of an area of that belongs to the Monastery of . is situated 5 km southwest of Great Lavra.

Hamlet
Lakkoskiti is the short name of a small monastic… is situated 6 km northwest of Great Lavra.

Hamlet
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is a settlement in . is situated 7 km southwest of Great Lavra.

Great Lavra

Latitude
40.17127° or 40° 10′ 17″ north
Longitude
24.38256° or 24° 22′ 57″ east
Population
362
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
8GG659CM+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q546516
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Great Lavra” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Groot Lawra”
  • Albanian: “Lavraja e Madhe”
  • Arabic: “دير لافرا الكبير”
  • Bulgarian: “Велика лавра”
  • Bulgarian: “Велика Лавра”
  • Catalan: “Gran Laura”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de la Gran Laura”
  • Chinese: “大拉伏拉”
  • Czech: “Velká lávra”
  • Dutch: “Great Lavra”
  • Dutch: “Megisti Lavraklooster”
  • Finnish: “Suuri lavra”
  • French: “Monastère de la Grande Laure”
  • French: “monastère de la Grande-Laure de l’Athos”
  • French: “Monastère de la Grande-Laure de l’Athos”
  • Georgian: “ათანასეს ლავრა”
  • German: “Kloster Megisti Lavra”
  • German: “Kloster Megisti Lavras”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Μεγίστης Λαύρας”
  • Greek: “Μονή Μεγίστης Λαύρας”
  • Italian: “Monastero della Grande Lavra”
  • Japanese: “メギスティス・ラヴラ修道院”
  • Korean: “대 라브라”
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Megisti Lavra”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Maximae Laurae”
  • Macedonian: “Велика Лавра”
  • Polish: “Wielka Ławra”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro da Grande Laura”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro da Grande Lavra”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Marea Lavră”
  • Russian: “Великая Лавра”
  • Serbian: “Manastir Velika Lavra”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Велика Лавра”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Velika Lavra”
  • Slovenian: “Velika lavra”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de la Gran Laura”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика Лавра”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Велика Лавра”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện Đại Lavra”
  • Western Frisian: “Kleaster Megisti Lavra”

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