The Holy Trinity Shikhobalovsky Women's Monastery housed a wooden church with two altars and central heating, designed by provincial architect A.K. Levenshtern. The construction was overseen by Samara merchant V.M. Suroshnikov, the son-in-law of A. Shikhobalov, who actively participated in the process.
Under the wooden bell tower, a cell was arranged where the Psalter was read continuously. The main altar of the Trinity Church was consecrated on October 4, 1898, and the southern chapel, dedicated to the icon of the Mother of God "The Word Became Flesh" Abalazinskaya, St. Anthony of the Caves, and St. Theodosius of Chernihiv, on October 5, 1898. The church could accommodate up to 800 worshippers. In 1913, with funds from M.A. Suroshnikova, daughter of A.N. Shikhobalov, a major renovation was carried out: the iconostasis was updated and the frescoes were restored.
The monastery had a school, workshops, and a guesthouse. By 1916, there were 153 people living in the monastery.
After 1917, the monastery was closed, but it continued to operate as a labor artel "Pchyolka" until its final closure in the 1920s. A colony for orphans was established on its territory. In the 1930s, most of the buildings were dismantled, and two cell buildings were repurposed for housing. After World War II, the monastery was handed over to the "Progress" factory for a subsidiary farm, which later became the basis for the settlement of Tsentralny.
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