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*'''Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.''' in Kiev, Ukraine. This monastery, often called the Monastery of the Caves, was founded in 1051 by [[Anthony of the Caves]] and Theodosius
*'''Trinity Lavra of St Sergius''' at Sergiyev Posad, Russia. This monastery was founded in 1345 by [[Sergius of Radonezh]], the most venerated of Russian [[saint]]s. Czarina Elizabeth elevated the monastery to the dignity of a Lavra in 1744.
*'''Alexander Nevsky Lavra''' in St Petersburg, Russia. This lavra was founded as a monastery in 1710 and was not finished until 1790. The monastery was elevated to the status of a Lavra until in 1797.
