Great Lavra of Athos

monastic community of Mount Athos · Greece

Great Lavra of Athos, Greece
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The oldest and senior of the ruling monasteries on the Athos peninsula, this walled community was founded in the tenth century. Its fortified towers and refectory frescoes anchor the traditions of the whole monastic republic.

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