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Preferred term

Lavras  

Definition

  • Certain monastic complexes of the eastern Mediterranean in which hermit monks live in a loosely organized group of cells around a common central complex [AAT 94]; sometimes used colloquially to refer to the cells themselves; see also Monasteries, Hermitages

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hermitages, lavras
  • Lauras
  • Monasteries, lavras
  • Religious houses, lavras

Notation

  • 118023

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-S51NMKDX-Q

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