Agia Lavra Historic Monastery

 church, monastery

4.5 km from the town of Kalavryta there is the historical Monastery of Agia Lavra. Right of the main entrance of the enclosure of the monastery is the church that there was declared and blessed the Hellenic revolution by the Bishop of Old Patras Germanos at the feast of the Annunciation of 1821. The banner that was raised today is kept riddled from bullets in the third monastery built after the revolution because second was burned by Ibrahim and the third monastery was destroyed by earthquake, fire, and by the Germans in 1943, but was rebuilt again.
Even were saved the precious Gospel gift of Catherine the Great, the vestments and pastoral rod of Bishop Germanos of Old Patras.
The collection complements a large number of crosses with precious stones and other important worchip objects from a large collection of Icons stands out one Ibon of St. Panteleimon. dated 1600 AD.