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[[Image:Spasokamenny.jpg|right|thumb|Kamenny Monastery in 1909.]]
'''Kamenny Monastery''' (Russian: Спасо-Преображенский Свято-Каменный монастырь) was the name of a Russian Orthodox [[monastery]] situated on a small eponymous island in the very centre of the [[w:Lake Kubenskoye|Lake Kubenskoye]]. It is distinguished as the very first stone monastery of the Russian North. The monastery is named ''' ''Spasso-Kamenny'' ''' or Saviour on Stone, in honour of the main [[temple]] of the Transfiguration of Our Savior. 

Kamenny Island (literally, "Stony Island") is very small, measuring just 120 metres by 70 metres. It is so named after stony ramparts set up by the monks around the island's perimeter in order to preclude its erosion. The lake is known for its inclement weather and frequent storms.