Tambov Ascension Convent

Tambov Ascension Women's was founded in 1690 by the Bishop of Tambov and Kozlovsky, St. Pitirim. The monastery is located on the northern outskirts of the city at the mouth of the Studenets and Gavryushka rivers (now the intersection of Boris Vasilyev and Moskovskaya streets). The first abbess of the monastery was the sister of Vladyka Pitirim, Cat