Solotcha Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Solotcha, Russia.

The Solotcha Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery is an Orthodox monastic complex in Solotcha, near Ryazan, comprising three stone churches built in the late 17th century: the Church of the Holy Spirit, the Nativity Cathedral, and the Church of St. John the Baptist. The ensemble sits on elevated ground at the edge of a pine forest and is enclosed by an old stone wall.

Founded in 1390 by Prince Oleg II of Ryazan on the high bank of the Staritsa at its confluence with the Solotcha, the monastery was a northern outpost of Pereyaslavl-Ryazan. In 1618 it was devastated by troops of Prince Władysław and Hetman Sahaidachny. The present appearance dates from the late 17th century under Archimandrite Ignatius Shangin, when the gate Church of St. John the Baptist (1695), the Holy Spirit Church (1688–1689), the five-domed Nativity Cathedral (1691) and the walls (1688) were built. Closed in 1917, it was returned to the diocese and reopened in 1994.

The monastery is the largest monument of Naryshkin Baroque on Ryazan land, a style the sources attribute to architect Yakov Bukhvostov. The gate Church of St. John the Baptist (1695) carries coloured tile decorations made by Stepan Polubes, known for his work at the New Jerusalem and Joseph-Volokolamsk monasteries. The monastery was closed in 1917 and returned to the diocese in 1994.

The monastery sits in Solotcha, a small town on the edge of Meshchera National Park, and is easily reached by car or bus from Ryazan. As it is an active religious site, visitors should wear clothing that covers shoulders and legs and keep noise to a minimum, especially during services.

The monastery also holds the grave of Salahmir, a Tatar prince baptised as John and ancestor of the Verderevsky, Apraksin and Duvan families. His tomb niche was rediscovered in the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a detail easily missed among the better-known princely burials.