Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church
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Summary
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is a lavra[1]. It draws 5,858 Wikipedia views per month (lavra category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sergiyevo-Posadsky District[4]
- Country: Russia[5], Russian Empire[6], Soviet Union[7], Tsardom of Russia[8]
- Instance of: architectural landmark[9], World Heritage Site[10]
- Founder: Sergius of Radonezh[11]
- Has use: hospital[12]
- Commons category: Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra[13]
- Patron saint: Holy Trinity[14]
- Has part(s): Book depository of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius[15]
- Inception: 1337[16]
- Diocese: Stauropegion of the Russian Orthodox Church[17]
- Official website: http://www.stsl.ru/[18], https://stsl.ru/languages/en/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra[20]
- Commons gallery: Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra[21]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band[25], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[26], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[27], Das europäische Hospital[28]
- Affiliation: Russian Orthodox Church[29]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[30], federal cultural heritage site in Russia[31]
- Official name: Православная религиозная организация «Ставропигиальный мужской монастырь „Свято-Троицкая Сергиева лавра“» Русской православной церкви[32]
- Category for people who died here: Q106384284[33]
- Native label: Троице-Сергиева лавра[34]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials at Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius[35]
- Category of associated people: Q7930166[36]
- Short name: Троице-Сергиева лавра[37]
- Area: 22.75 ha[38], 15.57 ha[39]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[40], (iv)[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius include Trinity Chronicle[42], an Old Russian Chronicles[43].
Why It Matters
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Trinity Chronicle[42], an Old Russian Chronicles[43].