The Kazansky Convent was first founded in the mid-15th century close to the Ryazan Kremlin, however after the regulated city plan was adopted in the late 18th century the convent was moved to its present location which was once occupied by an estate of a local merchant. Its main cathedral is the large red-brick Our Lady of Kazan Cathedral which was built in 1870 to replace the original cathedral built after the relocation of the convent. In 1919 the convent was closed and firstly used as a forced-labour camp and then a sewing workshop with a canteen. Its bell tower was partially destroyed and turned into housing. All of this meant that it no longer looked like a convent at all. In 2006 it was reopened as a convent and restored. In 2010 the Ryazan Eparchy Women's Spiritual Academy was opened on the convent's territory.