New Main Church of Valamo Convent

Finland · 1977 · 1,00 mk

The stamp features a detailed illustration of the New Main Church of Valamo Convent, a significant Orthodox monastery located near Heinävesi, Finland.

This stamp commemorates the New Main Church of Valamo Convent, a spiritual center for Finnish Orthodox Christianity, which was re-established in Heinävesi after its original site in Karelia was lost to the Soviet Union following World War II.