Arzamas, Novgorod Oblast Russia
Russian Orthodox
The monastery was founded in 1580. First a wooden St. Nicholas Church was built; it burned several times. A stone church was built in 1683; it was rebuilt in 1723 after a fire and renovated in 1878. The monastery was closed in 1924 and renewed in 1994. The restored Nicholas church was transferred to the monastery in 2001; it is on Cathedral Square. The monastery is a women's convent.