Gregory Pelshemski Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Kadnikov, Russia

Gregory Pelshemski Monastery is a ruined Orthodox men's monastery on the Pelshma River near Kadnikov, in the Vologda Oblast, surrounded by marshes. Its stone Church of the Mother of God was rebuilt in 1718, the Church of Saint Gregory in stone under Ignatius Brianchaninov (1831–1833), and a monks' cell building added in 1859. Earth ramparts with four towers enclosed the grounds, with a guesthouse and pilgrim baths outside the wall.

Founded in 1426 by Grigory Pelshemsky, who set up a cross and a cell on the marshy bank of the Pelshma, the monastery was blessed by Bishop Ephrem of Rostov. A priest named Alexius joined him, took vows as Alexander and became the second abbot. A church of the Synaxis of the Mother of God was built; in 1718 it was rebuilt in stone, and Ignatius Brianchaninov had the church of St Gregory rebuilt in stone between 1831 and 1833. Closed by the Soviet authorities in 1926, the buildings are now ruins.

The monastery is no longer active: it was definitively closed by the Soviet authorities in 1926 and its buildings now stand in ruins. Before the revolution, an old icon of Saint Gregory was carried in a summer procession through Kadnikov, and the monastery kept a small five-bed infirmary. Its name Lopotov comes from the boyar family of its founder.

The monastery is inactive and its buildings stand in ruins, so there are no services to attend. It lies near Kadnikov on the Pelshma river, surrounded by marshland, in Vologda Oblast. Approach on foot with suitable footwear; the terrain is wet and the structures are unsafe to enter.

The monastery takes its name from Gregory Pelshemski, a local religious figure whose spiritual legacy shaped the founding and identity of the place. This connection to regional religious history gives the site particular meaning for those interested in understanding Orthodox traditions of northern Russia.