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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Phyllis Jestice wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Today (28. June) is the feast day of: > > Sergius and Germanus of Valaam (?) S and G were Greek monks who founded > the Russian monastery of Valaam in Finland. The date is contested, > ranging from the later tenth century to a more probable date of 1328. Today their are two monasteries called "Valamo" (or "Valaam"), one is located in present Finland, the other at the original site in today's Russia. At the web site http://www.valamo.fi/ one can read: "The chronicles of Valamo Monastery record that it was founded on the island of Valamo in Lake Ladoga, Karelia, in the 10th century by the monk Sergei. No consensus or certainty exists in this matter, but most people regard it as more propable that the monastery was founded around the mid-12th century." At http://www.valaam.ru/ it says: "It seems possible to reconcile both opinions about the cloister foundation time: the old monastic life on Valaam after the 11th century could be interrupted, and then recommence on the edge of the 14-15th centuries. Perhaps, in future scientists will find new historical sources throwing more light upon the old history of the Valaam monastery." Fredrik Fernbom ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html