In fact, the full name of the monastery is even longer - Varlaamo-Khoutynsky Spaso-Preobrazhensky, which means St. Varlaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of Our Saviour in the village of Khoutyn. St. Varlaam, just like St. Anthony, was born in a rich, aristocratic family, but left the world and became a hermit. He chose a place near the Khoutyn village, which was quite infamous among the locals. However, Varlaam employed his faith and the power of his spirit and defeated the evil influence. The monks founded the cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Savious and the monastery. St. Varlaam was respected both while alive and after his death, when his holy relics continuously worked wonders. The monastery was terribly damaged during the World War II, but some ten years ago it was completely restored and returned to the Eparchy of Novgorod as a convent.