Agia Lavra
The monastery in 2016, viewed from the Greek War of Independence monument | |
Location within Greece | |
Interactive map of Agia Lavra | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Established | 961 AD |
| People | |
| Important associated figures | |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Monastery |
| Functional status | Active |
| Site | |
| Location | Chelmos Mountain, Kalavryta, Achaea, Peloponnese |
| Country | Greece |
| Coordinates | 38°0′47″N 22°4′52″E / 38.01306°N 22.08111°E |
The Agia Lavra ("Holy Lavra") is an Eastern Orthodox monastery near Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. It was built in 961 AD, on Chelmos Mountain, at 961 metres (3,153 ft) above sea level, and can be described as the symbolic birthplace of modern Greece. It stands as one of the oldest monasteries in the Peloponnese.