Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
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The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is a lavra and the most important Russian monastery, being the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad
General view
Sergius of Radonezh blessing Dmitri Donskoi before the Battle of Kulikovo depicted in a 1907 watercolor on paper by Ernst Lissner.
Rublev's icon The Trinity is the central piece of the Trinity Cathedral's iconostasis.
Siege of 1608–1610: Orthodox monks led by the chronicler Avraamy Palitsyn defended the monastery against Polish troops from September 1609 to January 1611.
Lavra
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A lavra or laura is a type of monastery consisting of a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center. Lavra monasteries operate within the Orthodox and
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
…The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (Russian: Троице-Сергиева лавра) is a lavra and the most important Russian monastery, being the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev…
The Holy Mountains Lavra near the city of Sviatohirsk, Ukraine