Alexander Nevsky Lavra

In Orthodox Christianity Lavra or Laura (Greek: Λάυρα, Cyrillic: Лавра) originally meant a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center. The term originates from Greek where it means a passage or an alley. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1500 KB) The church of Alexander Nevsky Lavra Source: Joonas Lyytinen File links The following pages link to this file: Lavra ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1500 KB) The church of Alexander Nevsky Lavra Source: Joonas Lyytinen File links The following pages link to this file: Lavra ... Orthodox Christianity typically comprises those Christian traditions which are centered in eastern philosophy, as opposed to those traditions centered in the west. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first letters) is an alphabet used to write six natural Slavic languages (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... A hermit, also known as an anchorite or anchoress, is a person living in voluntary seclusion, often for religious reasons. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... A refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions, its use today is considered somewhat pretentious. ...

In Muscovy, Imperial Russia, and in more recent times the largest and the most important Russian Orthodox monasteries were called lavras and were subordinated immediately to the Patriarch of Moscow. In 1721 they became subordinated to the Holy Synod. Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... Big Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire, adopted in 1882 Central element from the Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian... The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... The following is a list of Russian Orthodox metropolitans and patriarchs of Moscow along with when they served: Metropolitans Maximus ( 1283- 1305) Peter ( 1308- 1326) Theognostus ( 1328- 1353) Alexius ( 1354- 1378) Cyprian ( 1381- 1382), ( 1390- 1406) Pimen ( 1382- 1384) Dionysius I ( 1384- 1385) Photius ( 1408- 1431) Isidore the Apostate ( 1437... In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called the Holy Synod. ...

• Greece
  • Great Lavra (10th century)

• Russia
  • Kiev Pechersk Lavra (since 1598)
  • Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra (since 1744)
  • Alexander Nevsky Lavra (since 1797)
  • Pochayevsko-Uspenskaya Lavra (since 1833)
  • Uspensko-Svyatogorskaya Lavra (since 2004)