It is distinguished as the first stone monastery of the Russian North.
But it wasnt until two hundred years later that a four-pillared stone cathedral was erected on the island.
By the 16th century, the monastery had declined to obscurity.
In 1937, the colony was shut down and the island has been deserted ever since.
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An early 20th century photograph of Spaso-Kamenny Monastery.
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