Monaster św. Jana Chrzciciela w Kazaniu, Orthodox monastery in Kazan, Russia

The Monastery of Saint John the Baptist in Kazan is a complex of several interconnected buildings that includes a church, monastic dwellings, and supporting structures for religious life. The site comprises both sacred spaces for worship and functional areas that served the community of monks over centuries.

Founded around 1567 by Saint German of Kazan as a metochion of the Sviyazhsk Dormition Monastery, it became an independent monastery in 1594 by decree of Tsar Feodor Ioannovich. A fire in 1649 destroyed the wooden buildings; merchant Gavriil Fedorov-Antipin funded the stone reconstruction in 1649–1652, including the three-tented cathedral, the Presentation Church and the bell tower. The main cathedral was rebuilt in 1887–1894 and demolished in the 1930s; the monastery was closed in 1929 and returned to the church in 1992.

This monastery functions as a spiritual center where Orthodox Christian believers gather for worship and religious ceremonies throughout the year. It remains deeply rooted in the local community's faith life and traditions.

The monastery stands opposite the Spasskaya Tower of the Kazan Kremlin, separated from it by what is now 1 May Square. The Vvedenskaya Church and the bell tower survive from the 17th-century complex, while the main cathedral was demolished in the 1930s. The grounds are a working monastery and the residence of the Kazan bishop, so visitors should dress modestly and keep to areas open to the public.

During the Soviet era, the monastery buildings were repurposed as residences and housed an office for heritage conservation until restoration efforts resumed in 1992. This period transformed the site's purpose and made its original religious function nearly invisible to visitors.