Pochaiv Lavra
Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra (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.
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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) |
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.
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