Chronicle of Valaam monastery
- 1939 , 15/28th of December
- - the second bunch of monks went away from the monastery by order of military superintendent.
- 1940 , 23rd of January/5th of February
- - intense bombing of Valaam not only military objects, but also its buildings: machine house and sawing warehouses. Bombs fell near the cathedral, all the windows broke and life in the monastery became unbearable. In view of it military superintendent suggested inhabitants to move away from Valaam with a help of trucks.
- 1940 , 24th of January/6th of February
- - all monastery inhabitants leading by the Father Superior Khariton had to leave the island and move into the depths of Finland.
- 1940 , 6/19th of March
- - the island of Valaam with all its sacred objects, sketes, temples, real estate, forests and fields was given to USSR by the government and the high military command of Finland.
- 1941 , 6/19th of September
- - the island of Valaam with its real estate, temples and sketes returned to Finland again.
- 1941 , 27th of October/9th of November
- - all inhabitants of the monastery were gathered on the New Valaam, in Papiniiyemi estate, in Finland.
- 1941 , 9/22nd of November
- - six monks went to the Old Valaam for taking part in restoration works.
- 1944
- - the island of Valaam was given to USSR again and the last monks left the cloister.
- 1989
- - resumption of monk life on the Old Valaam.
- 1989 , 3/6th of October
- - the report of mitropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod Alexy about giving a part of the monastery to Leningrad diocese was listened to on the session of Holy Synod leading by Holy Patriarch Pimen. They decided to thank God for resumption of monk life on the island of Valaam.
- 1989 , 30th of November/13th of December
- - the first monks stepped on the island for rebirth of the monastery on the day of memory of saint apostle Andrey the First-Called.
- 1990
- - metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod Alexy sanctified the main throne of the low cathedral temple of St. Sergy and German, Valaam wonder-workers. It was made on the date of the Ascension of Jesus Christ.
- 1990
- - Valaam monastery got a new statue.
- 1996 , 8/21st of July
- - the Valaam icon of Godmother was transported to the monastery from St- Petersburg under blessing of Holy Patriarch Alexy II. (the copy of the icon made by Valaam monks in 1902).
- 1996 , 9-12/22-25th of July
- - Holy Patriarch Alexy II visited the monastery. He sanctified the new- built shrine above the earthly remains of St. Sergy and German, who reposed under wraps, and also the iconostasis of the low cathedral temple. In the present times two sketes: of All Saints and Nikolsky. The sketes of St. John the Precursor and Gethsemane were resumed.
960 - 1581
1611 - 1853
1855 - 1885
1886 -1939
1939 - 1996
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