Valaam
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Valaam is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km2. The largest island is also called V
Rugged nature of Valaam
Church of the St. Nicholas Skete at the mouth of the Monastery Bay, Valaam
Saint Nicholas Skete on island Valaam on Ladoga lake and little ship.
The Skete of Smolensky on the Valaam (Valamo)
Valaam Monastery
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The Valaam Monastery is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe.
Valaam
…Divny, Emelyanov, Oboronny, Goly, Savvaty's, Zosima's, Skalisty, Lukovy, Ovsiany, Rzhanoi, Nikolsky. It is best known as the site of the 14th century Valaam Monastery on Valaam Island and for its natural environment. The name of the island is from the Finnic word valamo, which means "the high, mountain, ground…
Aerial view of Valaam Monastery (2017)
Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845–1852.
New Valamo monastery in Heinävesi, Finland.
Voskresensky Skete