Marvelous ( Fin. Neitonen - “ girlish ” [1] or Ihmeellinen - “ beautiful ”) - a small island in Lake Ladoga ; one of the Defense (Emelyanov) islands of the Valaam archipelago [2] . Administratively, Russia belongs to the Sortavala region of Karelia .
| Marvelous | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Population | 0 pax (2011) |
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| Water area | Ladoga lake |
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It got its name due to the fact that it was “so marvelously built by the wise Creator that it looks like an impregnable fortress floating among the waters” [3] . The island itself is a virtually impregnable cliff plumbing into the depths of Lake Ladoga, the flat top of the island is overgrown with lush vegetation [4] .
History
From ancient times, in the Valaam monastery chronicles it is mentioned “as a pagan temple” [4] . The Valaam tradition is connected with Divny that mysterious " cromlechs " - stone circles - have survived from the "times of the apostles" here. The island occupies a central place at the entrance to Divnaya Bay, where pagan rites were allegedly held near Lake Hirmulampi (Finnish “terrible”) [5] .
In the XV century, the monks of the Valaam monastery consecrated this place and built a five-meter cross in the center of Divnoy [4] .
On Russian maps you can sometimes find the Finnish name of the island - Maiden (neitonen) [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The past under water Cross-border cooperation in the development of historical diving tourism in Saimaa and Ladoga Archived copy dated August 21, 2014 on the Wayback Machine // project “In the wake of the Saimaa Flotilla”. November 2007.
- ↑ Lotsiya of Lake Ladoga
- ↑ Skete in the name of Rev. Abraham of Rostov and the Defense Islands (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 9, 2010. Archived July 11, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 3 SITE - COSMOENERGETICS - cosmoenergy, places of power, magic, wotzke harmony, healing, energy information attunement
- ↑ Winter Valaam