Great Lavra
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Ratings | 4.8 |
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Address | Mount Athos 630 86, Greece |
Hours | Open 24 hours |
Phone | +30 2377 023762 |
Founders | Athanasius the Athonite |
Architectural styles | Byzantine architecture |
Function | Monastery |
Dioces | Mount Athos |
Posts | I fotia exei tetei ypo pliri elegxo stin Kerasia toy Agioy Oroys. Oi proskynites, exoyn tin dynatotita metakinisis… Aug 18, 2023 |
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About Great Lavra
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. The founding of the monastery in AD 963 by Athanasius the Athonite marks the beginning of the organized monastic life at Mount Athos.
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