Spaso-Preobrazhensky Convent

The Spaso-Preobrazhensky Convent in Kirov was founded in 1624 by Abbess Evfimia, who gathered a community of 75 women after her husband's death. The first buildings of the cloister were wooden and repeatedly suffered from fires, while the stone Transfiguration Church, erected at the end of the 17th century, was consecrated in 1695 and has the status of a cultural heritage site of federal significance. During the Soviet era, the monastery complex was used for purposes other than intended, and the bell tower lost its upper tiers, although it previously housed 12 bells, including a valuable 1627 bell depicting the Crucifixion. Divine services resumed in 2005 after the relics of Saint Victor of Glazov and Vyatka were transferred there.