Kazansky Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Yaroslavl, Russia

Kazansky Monastery is a women's monastery in the historic centre of Yaroslavl, made up of the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the Church of the Intercession, and the Sretensky Church. The cathedral, built in 1835–1838 to a design by Avraam Melnikov, is a late Neoclassical building with gilded cupolas and crosses. The Intercession Church, rebuilt in 1820–1821, is a single-domed Neoclassical refectory church.

Founded in 1610 as a wooden church for the Kazan Icon, the monastery grew from cells built for nuns of the burned Nativity Monastery. The stone Kazan Cathedral replaced it in 1649, and the present late-classical cathedral was built between 1835 and 1845 by architect Avraam Melnikov. Shelling in July 1918 destroyed the 60-metre bell tower, and the Bolsheviks closed the monastery that December.

The cathedral is named after the icon of Our Lady of Kazan and serves today as a place of veneration for the faithful. The blue building shapes the neighborhood and connects visitors to the Orthodox traditions of this region.

The monastery is located at 3 Ulitsa Gorkogo in Yaroslavl and welcomes visitors to explore the grounds. Ongoing restoration work means some areas may be limited in access, so checking current conditions before your visit helps plan your time better.

The monastery's main icon, the Yaroslavl Kazan Mother of God, was stolen from the Krestovozdvizhensky church in October 1925 and has never been found. A copy made by the nuns before the closure was returned to the revived monastery in 1998. Since 2000 the relics of Metropolitan Agafangel (Preobrazhensky) have rested here.