Chronicle of Valaam monastery
rchives of New Valaam, N 8337. The document dated 7th of June/20th of May of 1943.
Historical information about Valaam monastery is collected by monk Iuvian (Krasnoperov), 1880- 1957, librarian, archivist, historiographer of Valaam monastery.
Chronological order of events in the history of Valaam monastery Primary beginning of Valaam monastery, according to the legend, was in ancient times.
Then there is a period of loss of any information about Valaam.
More believable and credible is information that beginning of Valaam monastery took place in the first half of Õ century. Such suppositions are based on texts of Life of Reverend Avraamiy Rostovskiy, which in certain editions include a detailed story about his life on Valaam.
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