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Having adopted Christianity in X century, Russia maintained the
monastic traditions both Egyptian and Byzantine. As Valaam legend has it, at that time lived
the Saint Sergy and German who founded the monastery. They came to the wild rocky island
from the 'eastern lands', supposedly from Greece, after fleeng from Kiev where the Christian
community was persecuted. According to other sources, St. German was a local dweller, a
Karelian. After St. Sergy's death he led the monastic community. According to the Life of
St. Avraamy, who preached in Rostov the Great and took the vows in Valaam, the Valaam
monastery headed by hegumen was established soon after the adoption of Christianity in
Russia.
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The Main Harbour of Valaam. Monastery Bay
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