Chronicle of Valaam monastery

MEMORABLE DATES OF VALAAM CLOISTER

     550 years ago, in 1448, St. Alexander of the Svir arrived to Valaam.
     20th of February/5th of March, 1578 - the day of tortureous death of 18 oldmen and 16 novices who were killed by Swedes: priest Tit, monk Tikhon, monastery worker Gelasy, monks - Varlaam, Sergy, Savva, Konon, Silvester, Kiprian, Pimen, John, Simon, Afanasy, Serapion, Varlaam and novices - Afanasy, Antony, Luca, Foma, Dionisy, Philip, Ignaty, Vasily, Pakhomy, Vasily, John, Feodor and John.
     Cathedral funeral service takes place on that day.

The days of memory of the outstanding workers of Valaam cloister

     23rd of February/8th of March 1809 - death of hegumen Nazary.
     23rd of January/5th of February 1881 - death of hegumen Damaskin.
     22nd of May/4th of June 1816 - death of hieromonk Kleopa.
     6/19th of August 1822 - death of hieromonk Nikon the caveman.
     6/19th of January 1823 - death of Nicolay the hermit.
     7/20th of April 1822 - death of monk Feodor.
     Cathedral funeral service takes also place on these days.

Patron saint's days of the cloister

     The main patron saint's day, i n the summer cathedral, on the day of Transfiguration of the Saviour, 6/19th of August.
     In the temple of St. Sergy and German: the first - on the day of their memory, 28th of June/11th of July, and the second – on the day of transportation of their earthly remains, 11th of September/24th of September, and in the attachment of Annunciation of Our Lady, 25th of March/7th of April.
     In the dining church, on the day of the Assumption of Our Lady, 15/28th of August.
     In the temple of apostles Peter and Paul, 29th of June/12th of July.
     In the skete of All Saints in the upper church: on the day of celebration of the cathedral of St. Archistratig Michael and other incorporeal powers, 8th of November, and on the day of celebration of the cathedral of Gavriil the archangel, 13th of July; in the low church: on the week of All Saints, on the eighth Sunday during the Easter.
     In Svyatoostrovsky skete on the day of memory of St. Alexander of the Svir, 30th of August/12th of September.
     In the skete of St. John the Precursor in the upper church: on the day of birth of St. John the baptist, on 24th of June/7th of July, and on the day of his decapitation, 29th of August/1st of September; and in the low - on the day of Three Saints, 30th of January/12th of February.
     In Nikolsky skete - on the day of memory of the Saint, 6/19th of December, and on the day of transportation of his sacred remains, 9/22nd of May. In the church of all Fathers who shone in times of fast and feat, which is located near the new cemetery, on the day of their memory - on cheese Saturday.

Only eight of twenty chapels has been kept in the monastery

     1) The chapel of glorification of our Lord's sufferings which is situated near the skete of All Saints.
     2) The chapel of the Ascension of the Saviour, on the Eleon mountain.
     3) The chapel of the icon of the cover of Our Lady.
     4) The chapel of the icon of Annunciation of Our Lady.
     5) The chapel of the Vladimir icon of Our Lady.
     6) The chapel of the icon of Our Lady called "the Sign".
     7) The chapel of the icon of Our Lady called "the joy of all the mournful".
     8) The chapel of the Smolensk icon of Our Lady.
     In all the chapels and near the crosses hymns with water-christening take place on the days of celebration.

The following religious processions were established in the cloister

     1) 1/14th of August - a religious procession to the water. It moves from the Monastery mountain to the place in the Monastery bay. The procession was established according to the common church rank for consecration of water.
     2) 28th of June/11th of July - a religious procession around the monastery on the day of memory of St. Sergy and German, Valaam wonder-workers (earlier on the day of St. Apostles Peter and Paul).
     3) On the week of All Saints. On that day the church celebration takes place in the low church in the skete of All Saints. The procession walks from the cathedral monastery temple to the skete.
     4) 6/19th of May - a religious procession by water from the Monastery bay to Nikolsky skete on the day of transportation of earthly remains of St. Nikolay wonder-worker. Established in 1994.

960 - 1581
1611 - 1853
1855 - 1885
1886 - 1939
1939 - 1996

Hegumens

Memorable dates