Lavra, a type of monastery consisting of a cluster of cells or caves for hermits
Metochion, an ecclesiastical embassy church within the Eastern Orthodox tradition
Stauropegion, a monastery or parish not under the jurisdiction of the local bishop, but directly under the primate or Holy Synod of a particular Church. Also called stauropegic, stavropegion
References
↑"monastery" (in Austrian German). 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
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