The Monastery of Megisti Lavra is the earliest and biggest foundation on Mt Athos, created by Athanasios the Athonite during the years of Emperors Romanos the Second and Nikiforos Fokas. The monk is considered the founder of Athonite Monasticism and the monastery he founded is the mother monastery of Mt Athos.
Megisti Lavra
The Monastery of Megisti Lavra is the earliest and biggest foundation on Mt Athos, created by Athanasios the Athonite during the years of Emperors Romanos the Second and Nikiforos Fokas. The monk is considered the founder of Athonite Monasticism and the monastery he founded is the mother monastery of Mt Athos.
