The Tikhvin Assumption Monastery was founded by decree of Tsar Ivan the Terrible on 11 February 1560 by Archbishop Pimen of Novgorod. Terrible on 11 February 1560 by Archbishop Pimen of Novgorod. The main The main relic of the monastery is the miracle-working Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God. Hodegetria. In the 1920s the monastery was closed, and the miracle-working icon became an exhibit of the museum of local lore. During the Great Patriotic War the town was only briefly occupied by the German troops, but During the retreat they took the icon to Pskov, where it was handed over to the Pskov Spiritual Mission. mission, then the icon travelled to Riga, Libava, Yablontsi, the American occupation zone in Germany, and from there it went to Riga, Libava, Yablontsi, the American occupation zone in Germany. zone in Germany, and from there Bishop John (Garklav) took it to Chicago (USA). In dying, Father John left a will, according to which the return of the shrine to Russia is possible. only with the complete revival of the Tikhvin Monastery. In 1995, the monastery was handed over to the Church, the Assumption Cathedral was restored and consecrated, and in 2004 the icon was returned to the monastery.
Despite rebuildings and reconstructions for nearly 500 years, the Tikhvinsky Cathedral of the Assumption still retains an important role in the overall ensemble of the city today due to its solemnity and monumentality. The cathedral was built in the time of Moscow prince Vasily III. The frescoes have been partially preserved to this day, painted inside the cathedral by Novgorod and Tikhvin icon painters..
One of the interesting constructions of the monastery is the bell tower of the 17th century with the adjoining Refectory and St. Paul's Church. Refectory and the Church of the Intercession in the south-west corner of the monastery courtyard. Built in 1600, it was later badly damaged by fire and in the 18th century it was rebuilt. it was rebuilt. At the same time the hipped spires appeared.
The building of the refectory is interesting in the layout and construction of its main room: The single-column hall of the refectory resembles the Faceted Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin. В At the end of the 16th century in the monastery, after the Refectory and the Pokrovskaya Church, the Holy Gates with a supernatural church were built. Holy Gate with the gatehouse Church of the Ascension and the side-chapel of Feodor Stratilat.
The Church of the Exaltation of the Cross built in the 17th century was rebuilt in the 19th century. It was rebuilt in the 19th century by the famous St. Petersburg architect N. L. Benois. According to his project the church and chapel in the western tower of the monastery wall.
In the former Archimandrite and Treasury cells of the Tikhvin Grand Assumption Tikhvin Museum of History and Architecture is located in the former Archimandrite's and Treasury cells of the Tikhvin Grand Dormition Monastery.
