Venerable-Martyr · 16th century
Monastic Martyrs of Valaam
Also known as The 34 Martyrs of Valaam Monastery · the Valaam Martyrs
Thirty-four monks of Valaam Monastery — eighteen elders and sixteen novices — slain by Lutheran Swedish forces on February 20, 1578 for refusing to abandon the Orthodox faith. They were canonized by the Russian Church in 2000.
Explore
Related Saints
- Hieromartyr Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev · Hieromartyr
- Venerable New Martyr Onuphrius of Hilandar · New Martyr
- Hieromartyr Isidore and Seventy-Two Martyrs of Yuriev · Hieromartyr
- Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow · Hieromartyr
- Hieromartyr Damascene the New of Gabrovo · Hieromartyr
- Martyr John of Kazan · Martyr
Notes
Canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church Jubilee Council in 2000.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Feb 20