The Holy Vvedensky Women's Monastery was founded in 1680 by the blessing of the Siberian Metropolitan Paul and the righteous Dalmat of Iset on the banks of the Iset River, 30 fathoms southeast of the Dalmatov Monastery. In 1702, a wooden church was built in the monastery, consecrated by Archimandrite Isaac in honor of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple. Until 1764, the monastery was affiliated with the Dalmatov Men's Monastery, followed its rules, and was maintained by it. The first abbess was Igumenia Irina Druganova, who managed the monastery for 51 years. By 1732, there were 80 nuns and 10 lay sisters living in the monastery, all provided with housing.
Among the abbesses of the 18th century were Tarsilla and Nymphodora Belozerova. Tarsilla, the daughter of a monastery servant, became a nun at the age of 8 and managed the monastery from 1738 to 1758. Nymphodora, the daughter of a priest, was tonsured in 1733 and led the monastery from 1758 to 1778.
On September 20, 1742, a fire destroyed the wooden buildings of both monasteries, and nun Tarsilla and her sisters were transferred to the Techen settlement, which belonged to the Dalmatov Monastery. During the reign of Anna Ioannovna, the monasteries served as places of exile. In 1735, a 20-year-old princess, Paraskeva Yusupova, was forcibly tonsured under the name Procla and brought to the monastery. She remained there for the rest of her life and was buried in the monastery grounds.
In 1764, during Catherine II's secularization reform, the monastery was abolished. By 1819, there were no nuns left in the settlement. The revival of the monastery began in the mid-19th century thanks to the efforts of Ksenia Pavlovna Zyryanova, a prosperous peasant woman. In 1848, a church in honor of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity was laid, built with her funds. Ksenia appealed to the higher clergy for the reopening of the monastery. A northern cell building and a school were constructed. In 1861, the community received official recognition and land, and in 1863, another building was completed. In 1867, a church in honor of Sergius of Radonezh was consecrated. By 1868, the community became a monastery, and Ksenia Zyryanova, who took the name Eusebia, became its abbess.
The monastery had workshops, a candle factory, a skete, and dependencies. In 1890, Evlampia Vasilyevna Yermolina became the abbess, taking the name Emilia. In 1899, a church in honor of Nicholas the Wonderworker was consecrated. The monastery was served by the holy martyr Alexius of Arkhangelsk, who was shot in 1918 and glorified in 2002.
In 1920, the monastery was closed, and its buildings were used for economic needs. The revival of the monastery began in 1995. The walls, churches, and other buildings were restored. Monastic life resumed in the monastery. Since 2016, the abbess has been Igumenia Mikhail Shultsev. In 2018, a church built according to old drawings was consecrated. Several churches operate in the monastery, and an annual procession is held in memory of the holy martyr Alexius of Arkhangelsk.
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