The Petrovskiy Nikolayevsky Men's Monastery of the Saratov Diocese, now located within the city limits of Petrovska, occupies 4 desyatinas of land with estate buildings. It was founded in the mid-17th century, between 1656 and 1708, by monk Makariy, a contemporary of Tsar Fyodor Alexeyevich. In 1784, the monastery received 500 rubles from the treasury instead of fish catches and 200 rubles instead of a mill, as well as 300 rubles in charitable donations, totaling 1000 rubles in assignations.

According to the statistical description of the Saratov province, in 1797 the monastery was allocated 162 desyatinas of land. Igumen Ioann planted an apple orchard and a willow grove, laid out a pond over half a verst, built an inn with a stable yard and a bathhouse. In 1887, the monastery was allocated 50 desyatinas of firewood forest 15 versts away. The monastery has a hamlet 3 versts away in winter and 6 versts in summer, with a mill and a buckwheat granary, where livestock grazes and farming is conducted. The wooden house of the abbot was rebuilt on a new foundation with a mezzanine and a wooden wing.

In 1826, Igumen Illarion arranged a church in honor of the Kazan Mother of God on the second floor of the bell tower, which was consecrated by Bishop Iriney of Penza and Saratov on June 26 of the same year. During this igumen's tenure, two bells were cast: a large one weighing 83 poods 9 pounds and a polyelai bell weighing 39 poods 32 pounds, funded by generous donors.

Thanks to the efforts of Igumen Ioann, in 1829 the cathedral church was covered with iron, and in 1830, the bell tower. In 1832, two stone single-story wings for brotherly cells were built, and in 1833, a stone fence was erected around the monastery, 215 sazhen long.

In 1844, the cathedral church of the Tikhvin Mother of God and the bell tower were plastered, the roofs repaired and painted green. Inside the church and chapels, changes were made: two stone walls between the altars were pierced, two walls forming the porch between the Nikolsky chapel and the room opposite the church and the altar of the temple of St. Alexander of Svir were demolished, five arches and fourteen windows were redesigned in a semicircular shape, similar to the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg. One of the chapels of the cathedral church was abolished, and now it represents one large warm church with two stoves.

In 1846, new iconostases were installed in the chapel of St. Nicholas and in the abolished chapel of St. Alexander of Svir, funded by Countess Orlova and other benefactors. The floors in the altars were painted yellow, the walls green, and the ceiling depicted the Triune God with angels.

The bells in the bell tower are hung on iron structures and tuned to a note, making the ringing pleasant, reminiscent of music. Through the efforts of landowner Dmitry Andreyevich Zapolsky, a rich kiot was made for the cypress image of the sufferings of Lord Jesus, found in 1845 in the monastery archive, similar to the iconostasis, with a silver-gilded cross and relics.

Moscow merchant Vasily Bobyshev organized the creation of a gazette vestment with crosses, white with pink velvet trim, for the abbot in full vestments, two pairs of hieromonks, and two hierodeacons.