Pochaiv Lavra
Ukrainian Orthodox monastery in Pochaiv, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra[2] (Ukrainian: Свято-Успенська Почаївська Лавра, romanized: Sviato-Uspenska Pochaivska Lavra, Russian: Свято-Успенская Почаевская Лавра, Polish: Ławra Poczajowska), also sometimes known as the Pochaiv Monastery, is a monastery and lavra in Pochaiv, Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. The monastery belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.[3]
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Pochaiv Lavra | |
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Ukrainian: Свято-Успенська Почаївська Лавра | |
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Location | Pochaiv, Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine |
Country | Ukraine |
Coordinates | 50°00′18″N 25°30′24″E |
Owner | Leased to 2052 to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)[1] |
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For centuries, it has been the foremost spiritual and ideological centre of various Orthodox and Eastern Catholic denominations in Western Ukraine. The monastery tops a 60-metre hill in the town of Pochaiv, 18 km southwest of Kremenets and 70 km north of Ternopil.