OrthoChristian: THE SUCCESSION OF ELDERS: FROM VALAAM MONASTERY TO THE PSKOV CAVES MONASTERY by Nadezhda Shelepova

At the Pskov Caves Monastery, Elder Hippolytus absorbed the monastic tradition of both the Valaam and the Pskov Caves elders. They guided and taught by the example of their good deeds, which is much more effective than just verbal instructions.