Theodore monastery in Pereslavl was founded, most likely after 1304 This place is not chosen by chance: according to legend, in 1304 the feast day of the Great Martyr. Theodore Stratelates, there was a battle between warriors Tver and Moscow princes, which killed many people, including the lord Akinfiev, the leader of the Tver troops. In honor of the victory of the prince of Moscow there was a monastery.

The first information about the monastery date back to 1511 During this period, Fedorov monastery was the largest and richest monastery, which enjoyed the patronage of the Grand Dukes.

The oldest building of the monastery is Theodore Cathedral, which was built in 1557 with funds donated that Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the birth of his son Fyodor. The cathedral was built in the center of the monastery. It is a massive brick building with five domes. Initial coverage quadrangular - pozakomarnoe, talking about it figures zakomaras remaining facades. The roof was replaced with a hipped. By quadrangle adjacent to the east of the cathedral apse 3. Other external decoration is hidden from view: in the late 19th century. Cathedral circled stylized gallery on three sides. Perestroika in the temple were before: in 1704 were replaced dilapidated porch, it was removed a small bell tower in the northwest corner of the temple. Inside the cathedral are preserved paintings owned by the Italian master hand N. Tonci.

Next to the cathedral of St. Theodore - the refectory Vvedenskaya church. It was built in 1710 with funds donated by Princess Natalia Alexeevna. The refectory was built on the former site of the stone, which was demolished due to disrepair. A small temple - wide enough for its main volume adjacent spacious chapels. The temple has three apses, which are decorated with graceful semi-columns. Similarly decor and walls decorated chapels. Chetverik crowned by a head, another head, smaller stands above the refectory.

Another monastery church - a hospital Kazan church, which was built in 1714 with donations princess Natalia, together with the two-storey hospital wards. This simple and modest building has suffered quite still in the 18th century when .: burn wards, the church was abandoned, and for a long time it was closed. Today, the church is restored. It is - acting.

The monastery was a bell tower - the tallest building in Pereslavl. It was built in 1681-1705 gg., Its ringing was quite rich.

In 1681 it began the construction of walls and towers of stone. To have survived only fragments of walls. The fence is not fulfilled a defensive function, it was done without transitions and loopholes. The fence gate was to be a church, but most of all, it means not enough. Today, over the gate we have built a single-tiered bell tower. On the north side of the main entrance to the monastery is a building of the monastery of the hotel, which was built in 1896

On the territory of the monastery survived several monastic cells enclosures 17-19 centuries. Today restorers conducting restoration work in the monastery of Theodore, find here a lot of antiques.

Until 1667 the monastery was male; but after the epidemic of pestilence in the city, there are many orphaned girls and widows who had nowhere to go but to the monastery. According to the decision of the Patriarch Joseph and the decree of Alexei Mikhailovich the monastery where monks have lived ten, turned to the women and men brothers spread to other monasteries.

During the reign of Peter I, the monastery was introduced German weaving. The monastery flourished various kinds of needlework: gold embroidery, weaving, embroidery, pottery; here there was and its icon-painting workshop. By the end of the 19th century. Monastery poorer, but not empty.

After the revolution, the monastery was closed. Her last prioress was arrested. After returning from the camps, his life she was living at the monastery in the lodge. The cathedral was located ware warehouse. After the war, on the territory of the monastery was a military unit. Recently located here Program Systems Institute.

Since 1998, it began the restoration of the monastery. Here lives about 20 sisters who are doing everything possible to save the monastery from 700-year history.