Uusi Valamo Monastery

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Coordinates: 62 ° 33 ′ 45 ″  N , 28 ° 47 ′ 26 ″  E

The Uusi Valamo Monastery in Finland, 2019

The new valamo (d. H. "New Valaam ") is the only Orthodox monastery in Finland . It is located in the eastern Finnish region of South Savo on the northern edge of the Heinävesi municipality near the road 23 Varkaus - Joensuu .

history

Originally, the monastery was in the archipelago of Valaam ( Finnish Valamo ) in Lake Ladoga home. The origins of the Russian monastery go back to the 8th century, there are reliable sources from the 12th century. It was founded by Saints Sergei and Herman.

The islands came to Finland in 1917, and to the Soviet Union in 1940 as a result of the Winter War . The majority of the Russian monks moved to their current location in the part of Karelia that remained near Finland. Monks were also resettled from the northern Pechenga monastery to eastern Finland.

The monastic community initially kept the Russian language , in the liturgy Church Slavonic . In order to open up to the Finnish-speaking Orthodox Christians - who number around 60,000 today - the monastery switched to the Finnish language in 1977 .

The monastery has also developed into a pilgrimage center that welcomes many guests and allows them to participate in the Orthodox tradition.

photos

  • Part of the main church

  • Main church

  • Interior of the main church

  • Saint Nikolaos Chapel

  • Main church

  • The Uusi Valamo Monastery in Finland, 2019

Other Orthodox Monasteries in Finland

The Lintula convent is located very close to Uusi Valamo .

Web links

Commons : New Valamo  - collection of images, videos and audio files