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title: "Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad — Holy places"
description: "Founded by St Sergius of Radonezh c. 1337. The largest men's monastery in Russia and a Patriarchal residence; home of the Moscow Theological Academy. The…"
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Lavra · Russia

# Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad

Founded by St Sergius of Radonezh c. 1337. The largest men's monastery in Russia and a Patriarchal residence; home of the Moscow Theological Academy. The ensemble is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

## Shrines

- The relics of St Sergius in the Trinity Cathedral
- The “Trinity” icon of Andrei Rublev

[Open in Maps](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=56.3103&mlon=38.1309#map=15/56.3103/38.1309) [Official website](https://stsl.ru/) [The Trinity-Sergius Lavra](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/place-trinity-lavra)

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## Related

- [St Sergius of Radonezh](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/saints/sergius)
- [The Trinity by Andrei Rublev](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/trinity-andrei-rublev)