The annals of Valaam 1855 - 1885
Church of st. Alexander of the Svir in his named skete, 1855.
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1855, 30th of January
The wooden church in the name of Saint Alexander of Svir was consecrated
in Svyatoostrovsky skete.
1855
A wooden house for the Father Superior was built on the Predtechensky
Island (the Island of John the Baptist), and a well was also dug near it.
1856
A Finnish stone hotel was built. In the war of 1939-40 this hotel
was bombed and absolutely destroyed.
Ancient wooden church, on the island of st. John the Precursor.
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1858
An ancient wooden church was brought to the Island of John the
Baptist (Predtechensky Island) in the Valaam archipeligo, from Old Ladoga. That church
had been built in the Vasilyevsky churchyard by the then dispersed Valaam monks living
there.
1858, 15th of June
After re-construction, a church in the name of Saints Sergiy and
Herman was consecrated in the lower church of the monastery cathedral.
1858, 20th of June
The upper wooden church in the name of Saint John the Baptist
was consecrated in the skete of John the Baptist.
The emperor Aleksandr II with the wife and children on path
in skete of st. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker.
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1858, 28th of June
His Majesty Alexander II visited the Valaam monastery with his
spouse and children. To commemorate that event, a chapel, the so-called "Tsar's
Chapel", was soon built in the monastery.
1858
A stone house with a home church in the name of Saint John Damaskinos
was built for the skete brotherhood in Nikolsky skeet; the church was consecrated
in 1865.
1858
In the main bay of the monastery, on a steep granite rock of the
coast opposite the monastery, a tide-gauge was cut for observation of the water level
in Lake Ladoga.
1859, 1st of January
From that date on, daily observation was started on Valaam over
the fluctuation of the water level in the Lake Ladoga, to be continued for 81 years
without interuption by the brotherhood of the monastery until the 1st of December
1939.
1860, 30th of January
The lower church in the name of the Three Saints of the Universe
was consecrated in the skete of John the Baptist.
1863
A stone building of water-supply and lock-smith mechanical shops
was constructed and equipped, which was replenished by an extension in 1911. In the
war of 1939-40 that building was burnt and destroyed, the water-supply system having
been damaged.
1867
A wooden church in the name of God's Prophet Elijah was consecrated
in Ilyinsky (Elijah) skete.
1870, 25th of September
A wooden church in the name of the Konevskaya Icon of Our Lady
was consecrated in Konevsky skete.
1871
A stone house for workers with a stable for horses and a hayloft
was built in the monastery. In the war of 1939-40 that building suffered to a certain
extent.
1873, 9th of October
A wooden church in the name of Saint Avraamy of Rostov was consecrated
in Avraamyevsky skete. In 1920 that church was dismantled.
1873
The huge St Andrew's bell, weighing 1000 poods (16t) was
cast in Saint Petersburg for the monastery cathedral. In the war of 1939-40 that
bell was broken.
The cemetery church of saint Fathers in a post and feat beamed.
1876.
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1876, 12th of September
A stone cemetery church in the name of the Saint Fathers Glorified
in the Fast and Feat was consecrated in Nazaryevskaya Hermitage.
1877
Beautiful granite stairs, [62 steps] were built in the monastery
to the steamer wharf, as well as a cast-iron grating with granite pillars on the
harbor side of the main site in front of the holy gate.
1881
Burials of deceased Fathers Superior of the monastery, novices
and pilgrims were started in Nazaryevskaya Hermitage. Father Superior Damaskinos
was the first to be buried there.
The tomb of Abbot Damaskin in the new cementery 1881.
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1881
The stone building of the monastery farm was built with a cowbarn
as well as all other out-buildings.
1882
A stone barn for the storage of foodstuffs and various household
supplies was built in the monastery. In the war of 1939-40 this barn was destroyed.
1883
An external stone building was built, being incorportated into
the former hospital, for the vestry. In the war of 1939-40 that building was burnt
out together with the Church of the Holy Trinity, while the lower Church of the Life-Giving
Spring suffered severe damage.
1884, 18th of August
A new building of the monastery's library was opened to house
all the monasteries books. In the war of 1939-40 the room of the vestry situated
above the library was burnt out, as mentioned before; however, the library survived
thanks to the fact that its vaults were made of stone.
1885
A tar-works (of stone) and leather-making works (of wood) were
built; two furnaces for lime burning were constructed near them as well. In the war
of 1939-40 the wooden leather-making works were burnt.
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