Herman of Valaam (russian: Герман Валаамский) is a

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of the

Russian Orthodox Church , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type ...

. Herman of Valaam together with

Sergius of Valaam Saint Sergius of Valaam () was a Greek monk and wonderworker credited with bringing Orthodox Christianity to Karelian and Finnish people. Conflicting church traditions place him possibly as early as the 10th century or as late as the 14th. His f ...

are considered to be the founders of the

Valaam Monastery The Valaam Monastery (russian: Валаамский монастырь; Finnish version: ''Valamo Monastery'') is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Euro ...

. The exact time of the monastery establishment is unknown and referred to the period from 10th to 15th century. The saint preached

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to the tribes of

Karelia Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...

in the North of the present Russia and led other missionary activities.''Память преподобных Сергия и Германа, Валаамских чудотворцев, Patriarchia.RU, in Russian'' Herman of Valaam, by different sources was of Karelian or

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origin. The memory of saints Herman of Valaam and Sergius of Valaam is commemorated by the

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on July, 11th, see

June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) June 27 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 29 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 11 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For June 28th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 1 ...

References

Saints Sergius and Herman of Valaam / Ortodoksi.net
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