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		Valaam is the largest and finest island of the lake Ladoga.
		The members of "Valaam" graduated from the Glinka choir college and the Rimsky-Korsakov music high-school in St-Petersburg as conductors and vocalists...
		Authentic chants of Valaam monastery of XV cent.
	www.valaam.spb.ru (109 words)

	Nordic Travel. Karelia :: Sights and Maps - Valaam
		Valaam Archipelago is one of the most interesting cultural, historical and nature attractions in the North of Russia.
		At the beginning of the 20th century the Valaam Monastery became on of the wealthiest Russian Monasteries, comprising a kind of a small state with 13 smaller monasteries under control.
		Island to the south of Valaam, separated by a narrow canal.
	nordictravel.ru /page/valaam.html (642 words)

	Karelia. Tourism portal \| The history of Valaam monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The imperishable relics of the saints were found in XII century and were concealed in the rock at the top of which the monastery was built.
		Besides, Valaam was one of the largest centers of book-printing in Russia.
		The buildings of the monastery were not considered to be monuments: the commission of architects didn’t regard the complex of Valaam buildings as valuable one.
	www.ticrk.ru /en/gallery.php?docId=9539 (1049 words)

	Cruise to Valaam :: White Nights Travel
		One of such islands, and the most famous, is Valaam island.
		The natural beauty of Valaam is unique: its stony bulk rises high above the water level.
		The cruise to Valaam offers an opportunity to enjoy delightful nature of the island, get acquainted with an olden Russian monastery and traditions of Russian religious life.
	www.wnights.com /cruises/valaam (263 words)

	Karelia. Tourism portal \| The animals of Valaam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Valaam is interestiong not only because of its architecture and century-old forests, but also for its animals.
		Valaam archipelago is situated in the south-Karelian zoogeographical zone, the northern border of which is bounded by the 62nd parallel.
		Valaam is one of the northern zones of grass snake’s natural habitat in Karelia.
	www.ticrk.ru /en/gallery.php?docId=10355 (2506 words)

	Valaam - Круизная Компания «ВодоходЪ» - речные круизы по России, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The total area of the Valaam archipelago is 36 km, with a maximum length of 13 and 8 km.
		Valaam separated by nature from secular settlements is an ideal place for monastic life and soltitude, as if especially destined to glorify God.
		In the days of the war Valaam was bombarded but the damage was not derious, Sts Sergius and Herman protected their monastery.
	vodohod.com /eng/russia/map/valaam.htm (843 words)

	Wetlands Project Promises Clean Water For Historic Valaam Island
		In fact, Valaam, in the middle of Europe's largest lake, Ladoga, is not truly an island but rather an archipelago made up of two large and 50 smaller islands that rose 2,000 years ago from the depths of the lake.
		Valaam and its monasteries have now become a popular tourist destination and its permanent population of 500 swells during the summer, with an influx of children, tourists and pilgrims.
		Valaam is not the only place in Russia with such problems, but the contrast between the beauty of the stone churches and the terrible state of the toilet facilities makes the problem all the more striking.
	www.isar.org /pubs/ST/valaam47.html (1378 words)

	Karelika \| Sights
		Valaam archipelago is located in the northern part of Ladoga Lake.
		The Valaam Monastery, or Valamo Monastery is the Orthodox monastery in Karelia, which used to be a part of territory contended between the Soviet Union and Finland.
		Whatever the truth may be, the Valaam monastery was a western outpost of Eastern Orthodoxy against the heathens and, later, against the Catholic Christianity of Tavastia, Savonia and (Swedish) Karelia.
	www.karelika.ru /en/sight_folder.php?itemId=5080 (477 words)

	14th Century Cross With a Particle of Holy Relics Brought to St Petersburg
		In September, on the initiative of the hegumen of the Valaam Monastery, Archimandrite Pancratius, the cross was sent to the Moscow-based burn center, which caters to children who suffered during the terrorist attack in the north Ossetian town of Beslan.
		Then the reliquary was solemnly taken to the town house of the Valaam Monastery, the church of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God, where it was met by the house hegumen, Archimandrite Pancratius, with brethren, congregation members, and believers of the city.
		The Old Valaam was converted into a school for sea cadets and then (from 1945) a boarding house for the war disabled, and from 1979 a historical-architectural and nature preserve museum.
	nyjtimes.com /Stories/2005/14thCenturyCross-RelicsBrought.htm (518 words)

	Karelia. Tourism portal \| Male Monastery of Savior and Transfiguration (Valaam) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In 1992 by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation Valaam was announced to become the common property of the people of Russia.
		It is so unique, that in the 19th century Valaam became a peculiar school of landscape painting, in which the graduates of the St.-Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts I. Shishkin, A. Gine, F. Vasiljeva e.t.c.
		They visited Valaam more than once and have immortalized its landscapes on many pictures, which are nowadays stored in the most known museums of the world.
	ticrk.ru /en/gallery.php?docId=8264 (861 words)

	Valaam Monastery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Valaam Monastery, or Valamo Monastery is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Karelia, which is a part of the territory fought over by the Soviet Union and Finland before the end of World War II.
		It is not clear when the monastery was founded on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, itself being the largest lake in Europe.
		Since the original Valaam Monastery was restored in 1989, it has been enjoying the personal patronage of Patriarch Alexey II, who frequented the cloiser when a child.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valaam_Monastery (507 words)

	9612c (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Like Venerable Seraphim, the Valaam ascetic was distinguished by an exceptional and penetrating knowledge of the spirit and letter of Sacred Scripture and the works of the holy fathers and teachers of the Church.
		After a fifteen-year stay by Venerable Herman on Valaam, the Lord summoned the humble monk to the apostolic ministry and sent him to preach the Gospel and to baptize the pagans of the sparsely inhabited and harsh territory of Alaska and the islands of North America adjoining it.
		Archimandrite Joasaph (Bolotov), a monk of Valaam Monastery, was appointed the director of the Mission.
	www.stjohndc.org /russian/Saints/e_9612c.HTM (1033 words)

	Valaam Monastery - OrthodoxWiki
		Valaam Monastery is a monastery of the Church of Russia located in Karelia in northwestern Russia on the island of Valaam in Lake Ladoga.
		In 1793, the abbot of Valaam Monastery, Nazarius, was tasked by Catherine II with recruiting missionaries for the Russian colony in Alaska.
		A group of eight monks was assembled and departed Valaam on December 25, 1793 for Alaska.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Valaam_Monastery (636 words)

	Fourth way and sufism - Valaam Monastery, Orthodox Tradition & Symbolism
		The Valaam is situated on lake Ladoga on a group of appr.
		Valaam became part of Finland and monastic life, unlike in many other Russian monasteries, could continue until the 2nd World War.
		Valaam services are very long; the monastic rules are adopted from the Sarov Monastery and very strict.
	www.katinkahesselink.net /sufi/gvalaam.html (1522 words)

	Valaam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Valaam is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation.
		When the Grand Duchy of Finland was set up in the early 19th century, Alexander I of Russia made Valaam a part of this puppet state.
		In 1917, they became a part of independent Finland but were acquired by the USSR after the Winter War and Continuation War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valaam (172 words)

	St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
		The Valaam Ensemble is a group of five male singers from the Valaam Monastery in Russia.
		They sing on the Island of Valaam for pilgrims and tourists during the summer and have sung for official visits by His-All Holiness Alexei II Patriarch of Moscow and the President of Russia – Vladimir Putin.
		Valaam, for many centuries, was the spiritual center of Russian Orthodoxy and known in Russia as the Northern Athos.
	www.gosaintanna.org /valaam.asp (632 words)

	Klod5 Valaam Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
		The monastery was founded as early as the 10th century by Saint Fathers Sergiy and Herman according to the church tradition, with sketes (small and secluded monasteries) situated on the numerous outlying islands.
		Valaam is called the Northern Athos, the significance of the cloister for Orthodox Christianity in the North being compared with the significance of the Mountain of Athos for Orthodox Christianity of the Universe.
		Strictly speaking, Valaam is not an island - it is an archipelago consisting of 50 islands in the Northern part of lake Ladoga.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/56352/83f22 (499 words)

	The St. Petersburg Times - Arts + Features - valaam: centuries of rest for the weary
		Among the most popular inland waterway routes from St Petersburg is the trip to the monastery island of Valaam, 220 kilometers to the northeast, in Lake Ladoga.
		Valaam is the largest of fifty islands comprising the eponymous archipelago, measuring 28 square kilometers.
		But the Valaam monastery was spared the tragic fate of the Russian clergy after the revolution.
	www.sptimes.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=7646 (1366 words)

	DURING 10 YEARS THE HOLY-TRANSFIGURATION VALAAM MONASTERY SPIRITUALLY SUPPORTS MILITARY UNITS + ...
		In 1995, the Minister of Defence and His Holiness, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Aleksy II concluded an agreement in which Valaam Monastery would provide spiritual and pastoral support to the sixth separate army of the Air Defence and the Air Forces on Northwest.
		The press office of the Valaam monastery reports that during the last ten years, the Monastery not only rendered pastoral help to the military unit located on the island Valaam but also provided missionary services to military units of the Air Defence and the Air Forces of Karelia.
		hegumen of Valaam monastery presented the commander and commanding soldiers with the silver medals commemorating "The 15th anniversary of the revival of Valaam monastery".
	www.pravoslavie.ru /ennews/050125155059 (270 words)

	St. Petersburg Features \| Fodor's Online Travel Guide
		Valaam Island is the site of an ancient monastery said to have been started by Saints Sergey and German, missionaries who came to the region (probably from Greece) some time in the second half of the 10th century -- perhaps even before the "official" conversion of the land of the Rus' to Christianity.
		The next 1,000 years are a sorry story of Valaam and its monks battling to survive a regular series of catastrophes -- including plague, fire, invasion, and pillage -- only to bounce back and build (and rebuild) Valaam's religious buildings and way of life.
		Valaam was also to pass into the hands of Finland on more than one occasion, the longest period being from the end of World War I to 1940.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=st_petersburg@151&cur_section=fea&feature=30009 (1547 words)

	2003 International Conference on Computational Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The word "Valaam" is translated from Finnish as "high land" and probable translation is "land of vow" or "land of light".
		Some people say that the word "Valaam" comes from the name of the heathen god Vaal {sometimes it's identified with the Slavonic god Veles} or of the biblical soothsayer Valaam.
		In the ancient times, according to Valaam's legend, Finns and Slavs, living in Priladoga, were going to take Christian faith and the islands there were like a gigantic heathen altar.
	www.csa.ru /~alexevl/conf/location.html (598 words)

	The official site of the Valaam Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Addresses, phone numbers of Valaam dependences and services.
		On September 19, Sunday morning, the Father Superior of the Valaam Monastery, archimandrite Pankraty (Zherdev) together with the Community ceremonially welcomed the Right Reverend Nicholas, the Sitka and Alaska Bishop (Orthodox Church in America) with the clerics of the Alaska diocese and pilgrims visiting the cloister
		A public prayer to the newly glorified Saint was held by the Abbot of the Valaam Monastery Archimandrite Pankraty in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on June 7, on the Feast of the Third Finding of the Head of John the Baptist, the Forerunner.
	www.valaam.ru /en/index.htm (318 words)

	One day Valaam tour
		According to the old Valaam monastery tradition in the 1 century St. Andrew preaching the gospel visited the archipelago and having destroyed the pagan cult sites set up a stone cross on its rocks.
		Among the Valaam monks glorified by the Church was Saint Herman of Alaska, canonized in 1970 by the Orthodox Church in America as the first Orthodox saint of America.
		The Valaam Islands with now active Transfiguration Monastery is one of the most popular tourist destinations of Republic of Karelia.
	www.sortavala.ru /w_valaam/val_tour_3.html (953 words)

	"Wandering Camera" - Notes about St.Petersburg and it's suburbs
		The Valaam Archipelago is located on Lake Ladoga and can be reached by boats from the cities of Sortavala and Priozersk, as well as by cruise boat from St. Petersburg.
		Valaam is an arichipelago consisting of one main island, also called Valaam, and numerous little islands.
		The first monastery was built on Valaam in the 14th century.
	www.enlight.ru /camera/198/index_e.html (684 words)

	Russian River Cruises
		Valaam Monastery has existed for more than a thousand years.
		Rigorous beauty of Valaam nature with its mighty coniferous forests, rocky shore, numerous of picturesque bays, and monuments of church architecture will make an unforgettable impression on you.
		In Kizhi you'll find the extraordinary 22-domed Church of the Transfiguration, built of wood without using a single nail; and the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus - considered to be the oldest wooden construction in Russia.
	www.mariarosetours.com /english/cruises.php (167 words)

	St.Petersburg:River cruises:Localities:Valaam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The clear waters of the rough lake wash an archipelago, intruding into the shores of the Valaam islands.
		Valaam has a micro-climate, which makes the weather warmer than in the neighbouring areas.
		The ancient Valaam Monastery is situated here, first mentions about which date back to 960 year AD.
	www.stpetersburg.it /?p=25&a=12&t=Valaam (629 words)

	VALAAM
		In addition to the main Transfiguration Monastery, there had been many sketes and hermitages, with their churches and chapels, some of which have been rebuilt, or are in the process of being rebuilt, although most of the hermitages and small chapels no longer exist.
		From 1811 to 1917 the Valaam archipelgo of islands belonged to the Grand Duchy of Finland, a part of the Russian Empire.
		However, in 1940, after a war between Finland and the Soviet Union, Valaam was returned to the USSR; the monks evacuated Valaam to avoid Soviet persecution, and established a "New Valaam" in Finland.
	www.firebirdvideos.com /beautifulrussia/valaam.htm (1121 words)

	Valaam travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A group of picturesque rocky islands, the archipelago Valaamsky, is located in the northern part of the Lake Ladoga.
		Today the island Valaam itself and the male monastery located on the island is the united architectural complex.
		Therefore Valaam is still covered by the virgin taiga.
	www.world66.com /europe/russia/karelia/valaam (233 words)

	Saint Vladimir's Cultural Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The talented Valaam Ensemble singers have perfected their capacity to produce such music, and have turned this art into a veritable mission.
		Members of the Ensemble are not monks, but they are dedicated to assisting in the restoration of the Valaam Monastery, which suffered considerable destruction during the Soviet regime and was consigned to oblivion for some fifty years.
		The St. Vladimir's Russian Canadian Cultural Foundation is proud and honoured to host the Valaam Ensemble in Ottawa, and expresses its profound gratitude to the singers and their manager for agreeing to perform a Benefit Concert here in support of the Memorial Russian Orthodox Church in Ottawa.
	www.stvladrcf.com /valaam/index.htm (423 words)

	Valaam Monastery. About the site - TicketsOfRUSSIA.ru
		The monastery was founded as early as the 10th century by Saint Fathers Sergiy and Herman according to the church tradition, with sketes (small and secluded monasteries) situated on the numerous outlying islands.
		Valaam is called the Northern Athos, the significance of the cloister for Orthodox Christianity in the North being compared with the significance of the Mountain of Athos for Orthodox Christianity of the Universe.
		The annals of Valaam - this section is devoted to the history of Valaam from its most ancient times to present.
	www.ticketsofrussia.ru /ru/valaam/serv.htm (627 words)

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