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- ↑ Studium.fi: Dominicans in Finland
- ↑ not to be confused with the Dominican Priory, Viborg, which is in Denmark
- 1 2 Finnish : Viipuri; captured by Russia in 1944
- 1 2 ISKOS 21, 2016: The Early Stages of the History of Vyborg: The Results of Archaeological Research 1998–2012, Aleksandr I. Saksa
- ↑ Raumanseurakunta.fi: Historiaa
- ↑ Tietosanakirja, vol. 5 Kulttuurisana-Mandingo, pp. 339-340, Helsinki 1913 (digital version, Project Runeberg)
- ↑ Nordisk familjebok, vol. 20 Norrsken - Paprocki, pp. 301-302, Uggleupplagan 1914 (digital version, Project Runeberg)
- ↑ The abbey was founded in 1438 in Masku, moved to Perniö in 1441 and finally to Naantali in 1443.
- ↑ Karmel Finland
- ↑ Turku Bridgettines' official website
- ↑ Kuolismaan Kettuset 3 (2014), Ensio Kettunen
- ↑ Kuolismaan Kettuset 1 (2003), Ensio Kettunen
- ↑ Historia: Luostarit: Vanhauskoiset Yle uutiset Pohjois-Karjala 28 April 2013: Vuokon kylä on historiaa ja maaseutuestetiikkaa
- ↑ Kuusamo.fi: Historia: Ortodoksiset Erakkomunkit Kuusamossa
- ↑ Valamo.fi: official monastery website
- ↑ Lintulanluostari.fi: official nunnery website
- ↑ Ortodoksi.net: Pokrovan yhteisö
- ↑ Enonkosken luostariyhteisö - community website