NEW VALAAM MONASTERY IN FINLAND: ITS HISTORY AND THE PRESENT
The article tells about the New Valaam monastery in Finland. Often, the Lord promotes Christianity giving sorrows. It happened so with brotherhood of the monastery, who had left their native monastery of the Old Valaam. Having emerged on the lake Yuoyarvi the monastery became not only a place of last refuge of the persecuted monks. Humble and hardworking lifestyle of the monks, who did not know the Finnish language, better than any words bear witness of Christ. New Valaam Monastery in the estate Papinniemi in Heinävesi has been serving as a place of consolation and spiritual guidance to many Christians Finland for more than 75 years.