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'''Alexander Nevsky Monastery''' was founded by Peter the Great in 1710 at the southern end of the Nevsky_Prospekt in St_Petersburg to house the Relics of Alexander_Nevsky, Patron_saint of the newly-founded Russian capital. In 1797, it was raised to the rank of Lavra, previously bestowed only upon Kiev_Monastery_of_the_Caves and the Trinity Monastery of St Sergius.
The monastery premises contain two Baroque churches, designed by father and son Trezzini and built in 1717-22 and 1742-50, respectively; a majestic Neoclassical cathedral, built in 1778-90 to a design by Ivan_Starov and consecrated to the Holy_Trinity; and numerous structures of lesser importance. It also contains the Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries, where ornate tombs of Mikhail_Lomonosov, Alexander_Suvorov, Nikolay_Karamzin, Modest_Mussorgsky, Peter_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky, Fyodor_Dostoevsky, and other famous Russians are preserved. {{commons|Alexander Nevsky Lavra}}
==See also==
*The other Trinity Cathedral in St. Petersburg
==External link==
* Official site of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Saint_Petersburg
Category:Monasteries_in_Russia
Category:Russian_Orthodox_monasteries
Category:Religion_in_Saint_Petersburg
Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Saint_Petersburg
Category:1710_establishments
De:Alexander-Newski-Kloster
Fr:Monastère_Alexandre_Nevsky
It:Monastero_di_Alexander_Nevskij
Nl:Alexander_Nevski-klooster
Ja:アレクサンドル・ネフスキー大修道院
Ru:Александро-Невская_лавра
Fi:Aleksanteri_Nevskin_lavra
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