Valaam (Russian: Валаам or Валаамский архипелаг; Finnish: Valamo) 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 km 2. The largest island is also called Valaam.

The Valaam Monastery (Russian: Валаамский монастырь; Finnish: Valamon luostari) is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe.

11 апреля 2025 года, в канун Лазаревой субботы, игумен Валаамского монастыря епископ Троицкий Панкратий постриг в малую схиму трёх насельников обители.

May 19, 2021 · Being the central religious landmark of the Valaam Archipelago, the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Russian Karelia captivates with its splendor and fills everyone who comes there with joyful emotions.

May 2, 2016 · Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior, more popularly Valaam Monastery is a monastery of the Church of Russia located in Karelia in northwestern Russia on the island of Valaam in Lake Ladoga. The monastery was an …

Valaam (Russian: Валаам or Валаамский архипелаг), Finnish and Swedish: Valamo) is an archipelago in the northern part of Europe's biggest lake, Ladoga. It consists of 50-some islands with a combined area of 36 km 2 (14 sq mi). Valaam is also the name of the largest island.

Valaam, the ancient monastery on the archipelago in Lake Ladoga, is reachable from Sortovala or from St Petersburg on a hydrofoil. We took the day trip from St Petersburg on a late August day in 2006.

Valaam has long been a place of enormous spiritual significance and influence. For many centuries it was a spiritual center of northern Russian Orthodoxy, in much the same way as Mt. Athos has been a spiritual center for Mediterranean Orthodoxy.

The life of Russian Orthodox monks on the islands of Valaam. The Valaam Monastery is often referred to as the Athos of the North.

Sep 24, 2017 · The Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior is an ancient stauropegic monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in the Republic of Karelia, on the island of Valaam.