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1-92 * The Altar inside Sts. Sergius & Herman of Valaam Chapel.

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1-94 * Looking through the little door under the Chapel at the grave of St. Herman.

1-95 * The grave of St. Herman. Pilgrims take soil from his grave. The grace of the Saint's relics have sanctified this holy soil, which has been a source of healing for many people (either through mixing a little soil with water and drinking it, or by making some mud and anointing one's body).
Comment: An epitaphion for St. Herman, placed over the reliquery that used to house his relics until they were moved to Holy Resurrection Church (OCA) in Kodiak. May God grant that one day the Saint's relics will return to his beloved Spruce Island.
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