Kerensky Tikhvinsky Convent, Orthodox monastery in Vadinsk, Russia

Kerensky Tikhvinsky Convent in Vadinsk comprises four churches: the two-storey Tikhvinsky Cathedral, the Church of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring", the gate church of St Demetrius of Rostov, and the Church of St Nicholas. The convent also retains non-church buildings such as the abbot's house, refectory, school and icon-painting corps. The Tikhvinsky Cathedral's dome was rebuilt with a silver cupola and gold cross.

The monastery was established in 1683 and ranks among the older religious centers of the region. It closed in 1927 during Soviet times but resumed religious activities in 1997 after its reopening.

The monastery was founded in 1683 on the site where the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God appeared. Pilgrims heading to Kiev, Sarov, Diveyevo and Ponetayevka considered it a sacred duty to visit the Tikhvin community as well. The monastery's nuns embroidered gold and chenille vestments and shrouds, and the community kept an apiary of 100 hives.

The convent is located on the edge of Vadinsk and can be reached via Monastyrskaya Street or Shkolnaya Street. Since it remains an active monastery, visitors should dress respectfully and be mindful of prayer times when planning their visit.

In the crypt of the Tikhvin cathedral church lie the schema-archimandrite Pitirim, who died in 2010, and Nikolai Styazhkinsky, venerated as a saint in Penza Oblast; his remains were moved here from the village of Styazhkino, where he was buried in 1926. Local legend holds that he was the father of the Soviet reformist premier.