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Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
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Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (Russian: Кирилло-Белозерский монастырь), known in English as White Lake St. Cyril's Monastery, is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Kirillov, Russia. It used to be the largest monastery and the strongest fortress in Northern Russia.
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Order | Orthodox |
Established | 1397 |
Diocese | Vologda |
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Founder(s) | Kirill of Beloozero |
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Location | Kirillov, Vologda Oblast Russia |
Coordinates | 59°51′26″N 38°22′07″E |
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The monastery was consecrated to the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, for which cause it was sometimes referred to as the Dormition Monastery of St. Cyril.