Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Tambov)
The Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Russian: Казанский монастырь, Kazanskiy monastyr) is an historic Russian Orthodox monastery in Tambov, Russia.
The monastery was founded in 1670. In 1758 the bishop of Tambov entered into residence at the monastery. The monastery was closed in 1918 after the Russian Revolution.
In 1992 the monastery reopened and underwent renovation. The renovation was completed in 2007. Our Lady of Kazan Cathedral, built in 1796, is the main cathedral of the monastery.
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