The Kazan Ambrose Desert, also known as Shamordino Monastery, is a women's stavropegial monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church located near the village of Shamordino in the Kaluga region, 12 km north of the Optina Desert.

The Kazan women's community was founded in the estate of the late widow of a court advisor, Klyuchareva, in Shamordino by the decision of the Holy Synod on June 13, 1884.

On August 22, 1884, Sofia Bolotova appealed to Bishop Vladimir of Kaluga and Borovsk with a request to join the community.

Sister Sofia became the first abbess of the monastery, and initially, the monastery faced difficulties. Despite this, the abbess paid great attention to spiritual life. Under the guidance of Elder Ambrose, she organized the spiritual life, demonstrating obedience, humility, and love. Sofia oversaw the construction of the cathedral and monitored the design, for which a brick factory was built. She invested all her resources into the monastery and bequeathed her estate to it. Under her leadership, hermitages were established, a charitable home was opened, and a gold embroidery workshop was started, as well as an icon painting workshop. At the end of her life, Sofia accepted the great schema. She passed away on January 24, 1888, when there were 250 sisters in the community.

The monastery was significantly aided by entrepreneur Sergey Vasilyevich Perlov, a tea merchant. He had a house on the monastery grounds where he stayed with his family. By his will, he was buried in the monastery next to the graves of the abbesses behind the altar of the Kazan Cathedral.

The sister of Count Leo Tolstoy, who was excommunicated from the church in 1901, Maria Tolstaya, also lived in Shamordino Monastery. She died here, having taken monastic vows three days before her death.

By 1918, more than 800 sisters lived in the monastery. There were a charitable home, a hospital, an orphanage for girls, and several hermitages.

In March 1923, the monastery was finally closed and liquidated.