On January 27, 2015, a meeting dedicated to the restoration of the Holy Tikhonovsky Women's Monastery in Lukoyanov took place at the archbishop's residence near the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Nizhny Novgorod. The metropolitan opened the meeting with a welcoming speech, outlining the goal of making concrete decisions regarding the construction of the monastery. Elena Valentinovna, the director of the Lukoyanov Museum, shared the history of the monastery before its destruction and spoke about Vasily Stepanovich Gundyaev, the grandfather of Patriarch Kirill, who fought against the closure of the monastery. Vladimir Anatolyevich, the deputy head of the Lukoyanov administration, discussed the challenges of restoring the monastery at its historical site and proposed alternative options: on the grounds of the modern Pokrovsky Church in Lukoyanov, in the village of Bolshaya Arya, where the monastery's farm once stood, and in the village of Atingevo, where a school was built and later abandoned on the site of the destroyed Trinity Church. Architect Yuri Andreyevich Koval presented practical recommendations for construction.

The Holy Tikhonovsky Women's Monastery was founded in 1855 by noblewoman Anna Nikiforovna Listova as a charitable institution, where she settled with like-minded women. The first church was consecrated in honor of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, which Anna Nikiforovna learned about in a vision. Later, a three-altar Pokrovsky Cathedral was built with chapels in honor of Archangel Michael, Seraphim of Sarov, and Nicholas the Wonderworker. In 1896, the charitable institution became a third-class monastery, self-sufficient.

The monastery's rule was strict: the sisters began their day at 4 a.m., spending it in prayer and work. Despite this, many wanted to join the monastery. In 1906, there were 30 residents and 120 novices. A school operated at the monastery, the sisters assisted in the zemstvo hospital, and cared for lonely women. After the 1917 revolution, the monastery faced oppression and was closed in 1929, with its premises repurposed as a club. In 1931, the Pokrovsky Cathedral was destroyed, and the sisters lived off their earnings in Lukoyanov. A few buildings remain from the monastery, occupied by apartments: the abbot's house, the charitable institution, the icon-painting workshop, and the refectory.

Currently, for the restoration of the monastery, the administration of the Lukoyanov district offers several locations: on the grounds of the modern Pokrovsky Church in Lukoyanov, in the village of Bolshaya Arya, and at the site of the abandoned school in the village of Atingevo. Restoration at the historical site is impossible due to residential buildings and apartments in the former monastery buildings.