Shamordino Convent

The stauropegial Convent of St. Ambrose and Our Lady of Kazan (Казанская Амвросиевская ставропигиальная женская пустынь, Kazanskaya Amvrosiyevskaya stavropigial'naya zhenskaya pustyn') is a Russian Orthodox convent in the village of Shamordino, Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It was founded near the village of Shamordino in 1884 with the blessing of Saint Ambrose of Optina. It is located on the Serena River, 12 km (7.5 miles) from Optina Monastery.
==Gallery==
Image:Shamordino khram Kazanskii.jpg|The Kazan Cathedral
Image:Shamordino vorota.jpg|Gate
Image:Shamordino bashnya.jpg|Water tower
==External links==
Category:Monasteries in Russia
Category:Russian Orthodox monasteries
Category:Kaluga Oblast
Category:1884 establishments
ru:Казанская Амвросиевская пустынь