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Alipy of the Caves (? – 1114) (also known as 'Venerable Alypius') was an Eastern Orthodox saint, monk and famous painter of icons from the cave monastery of Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Saint Alipy was a disciple of Greek icon painters from Constantinople [ 1 ] and considered to be the first icon painter of Kievan Rus .
A lavra or laura (Greek: Λαύρα; Cyrillic: Ла́вра) 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 other Eastern Christian traditions; the name is also used by some Catholic communities.
Aerial view of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery (2016) The outer wall of the lavra The monastery in the early 1800s Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, in the belief that this was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Alexander Nevsky, a prince, defeated the Swedes.
The first mention of the monastery complex is July 1710, when Peter the Great ordered the construction of a monastery to Saint Alexander Nevsky on a plot of land close to the present River Monastyrka [], believing this to be the site of Alexander Nevsky's 1240 victory over the Swedes at the Battle of the Neva. [1]
Theodosius of Kiev or Theodosius of the Caves (Russian: Феодосий Печерский, romanized: Feodosy Pechersky; Ukrainian: Феодосій Печерський, romanized: Feodosiy Pechers'kyy) is an 11th-century saint who brought Cenobitic Monasticism to Kievan Rus' and, together with Anthony of Kiev, founded the Kiev Caves Lavra (Monastery of the Caves).
The Skete of Prodromos (Greek: Τιμίου Προδρόμου, Romanian: Schitul Prodromu) is a Romanian cenobitic skete belonging to the Great Lavra Monastery. It is located in the southeastern extremity (called Vigla) of Mount Athos, near the cave of Athanasios the Athonite.
Supraśl Orthodox Monastery; Sviatohirsk Lavra; T. Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius; U. Univ Lavra This page was last edited on 24 November 2024, at 17:57 (UTC ...
The Lavra of David (Georgian: დავითის ლავრა, romanized: davitis lavra) or David Gareji Lavra is a historical and architectural monument within the monastic complex of David Gareji. It was built during the first half of the 6th century under the guidance of David of Gareji. [1]