Valaam Monastery

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.

This article is about the monastery in Russian Karelia. For the monastery in Heinävesi, Finland, see New Valamo.
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