According to tradition, it was at the church of Agia Lavra that Archbishop Palaion Patron Germanos gave his blessing to the efforts of a group of ambitious enslaved Greeks to bring the Great Idea of Freedom into fruition.

According to tradition, it was at the church of Agia Lavra that Archbishop Palaion Patron Germanos gave his blessing to the efforts of a group of ambitious enslaved Greeks to bring the Great Idea of Freedom into fruition. It was founded in 961 AD by a fellow ascetic of St. Athanasius the Athonite. During the Greek Revolution it was destroyed several times, while the construction of the current building, designed by An. Orlandos, began in 1947 and was completed in 1950. Located at 4,5 km from Kalavryta, access via road, tel.+30 26920-23130