Chremenetsky John the Theologian Male Monastery is located in the Luga District of the Leningrad Region. Its main shrine is the icon of Saint Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.

It is believed that the monastery was founded in the late 15th century, but archaeological excavations on its territory show that it originated much earlier.

According to popular legend, in 1478, during the reign of Grand Duke Ivan III of Moscow, a peasant from the village of Rusynya named Mokia saw the icon of Saint Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian on the island where the monastery now stands. Upon hearing this, the sovereign ordered the establishment of a monastery in honor of the saint.

The monastery, as it is today, had two churches, but its appearance has changed over the last hundred years. Before the revolution, there was a five-domed John the Theologian Cathedral from the 16th century made of white limestone, standing on a high hill, and a small stone church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, built in 1707 on the site of an old wooden church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The cathedral had a tall bell tower in the form of an octagonal pillar with a cross. The island was reached by boats, with the landing place located on the southern side, where the main gates were. Next to the gates was an inn, and nearby, another one, converted from a barn. Behind the inns was an orchard. At the end of the 19th century, a third entrance to the monastery appeared, which became the main one. It was located in the southeast corner of the island and connected to the shore of the lake by a road. Around the hill were cells built into the monastery's fence. At the end of the 19th century, a stone brotherly refectory and a brotherly building were constructed. The monastery had workshops, a tailor's shop, and a shoemaker's shop, as well as economic establishments: a bakery, a kvass brewery, and an icehouse. The economic buildings and gardens were located on a small island, later joined to the main island. In the early 20th century, there were many buildings here, including a cattle yard, a dairy, a cow shed, a forge, a granary with a barn, an icehouse, hay barns, baths, and laundries. The monastery provided for all its needs. In 1903, a wooden building for a church-parish school was constructed according to the project of engineer N. G. Kudryavtsev, where monks taught children from nearby villages. In 1914, a project for a new cathedral in the Byzantine style was approved, but due to the start of World War I, work did not begin.

Today, two churches in the monastery have been restored, literally revived from ruins. Next to the monastery lies an ancient park, and all economic buildings have been preserved.