Herman of Valaam
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Saint
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of the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
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. Herman of Valaam together with Sergius of Valaam
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....
are considered to be the founders of the Valaam Monastery
Valaam Monastery
The Valaam Monastery, or Valamo Monastery is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe.-History:...
. The exact time of the monastery establishment is unknown and referred to the period from 10th to 15th century.
The saint preached Christianity
Christianity
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to the tribes of Karelia
Karelia
Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
in the North of the present Russia and led other missionary activities.
Herman of Valaam, by different sources was of Karelian
Karelian
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or Greek
Greeks
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origin.
The memory of saints Herman of Valaam and Sergius of Valaam is commemorated by the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
on July, 11th, see June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
June 27 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 29All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 11 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Venerable Sergius and Herman, Wonderworkers of Valaam *Saint Sennuphius the Standard-bearer...
.