New Valamo - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
New Valamo - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
New Valamo or New Valaam (, or more informally, especially in the postal address: Uusi-Valamo, , ) is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940. However, the tradition of the Valamo monastery dates back to 1717. The monastery was then originally established on Valaam (also known historically by the Finnish name Valamo) which is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia in the Russian Federation. Read more on Wikipedia
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