St. Nicholas Skete

St. Nicholas Skete is a neighborhood in Karelia, Northwestern Russia. St. Nicholas Skete is situated nearby to the neighborhood All Saints Skete, as well as near Lower Garden.

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Type: Neighborhood
Denomination: Russian Orthodox
Description: skete in Sortavalskoye urban settlement, Russia
Also known as: “St. Nicholas Skete of Valaam Monastery”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Valaam and Konevsky Skete.

Valaam

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Valaam is an island and archipelago in Ladoga, Russian Karelia. It has a special nature and is famous for the monastery from the 14th century. It is part of the Silver Ring of cultural and historical centers of Northwestern Russia.

Konevsky Skete

Monastery

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Konevsky Skete is a monastery, which is situated 2½ km southwest of St. Nicholas Skete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include All Saints Skete and Valaam.

All Saints Skete

Neighborhood

All Saints Skete

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All Saints Skete is a neighborhood.

Valaam

Hamlet

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Valaam is a hamlet.

New Hegumen’s Cemetery

Locality

New Hegumen’s Cemetery

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New Hegumen’s Cemetery is a locality.

St. Nicholas Skete

Categories: skete, architectural landmark, monastery, and locality
Location: Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

61.39812° or 61° 23′ 53″ north

Longitude

30.92931° or 30° 55′ 46″ east

Open location code

9GHG9WXH+6P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=russian_orthodox

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“St. Nicholas Skete” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolauksen skiitta”
Russian: “Никольский скит Валаамского монастыря”
Russian: “Никольский скит”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lower Garden and Валаам.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include House church of John Damaskin and Brethren’s Library.

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