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The '''Holy Dormition Convent on Zilant Hill''' was initially founded as a [[monk|male]] [[monastery]] in a low lying area in Kazan, Russia. Later, the monastery moved from this site to the high ground of Zilant Hill to avoid flooding at the original site. The monastery complex was used for various church related purposes before being almost completely destroyed during the Soviet period. After its return by the government to the [[Diocese of Kazan]] in 1998, it has been restored as a monastery for women.

The monastery property was returned to the Diocese of Kazan in 1998. Upon its return a community of nuns was established on the property who began restoration of what remained of the old monastery buildings. Through support provided through the director-general of the commercial bank “Zarechye”, Natalia Vladimirovna Devyatykh, many of the buildings were soon restored, including Dormition Cathedral, the residence of the mother-superior, the nuns’ residence, and the house-church of Ss Adrian and Natalia. This work was followed by restoration of the bell-tower and building two churches: Holy Trinity Cathedral and the baptismal Church of St. Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles.

*[http://www.kazan.eparhia.ru/english/monastyri/zilant/ Holy Dormition Convent on Zilant Hill]

[[Category: Monasteries]]

[[Category: Russian Monasteries]]