Opposite the fortress, on the right bank of the Volkhov, was Vasilevsky monastery, where most of the buildings were made of wood. In the Time of Troubles, the monastery was devastation and destruction, and in 1618 settled here eight Valaam monks who were expelled by the Swedes with a permanent residence. Stone Church Basil of Caesarea in 1620-ies. It was "showered", and his brother was forced to hold services with kindling. In 1666, the church collapsed to the ground, and after 20 years in his position at the expense of the magistrates T.I.Bestuzheva built a new, still exists today. At the end of the XVII century. in the monastery there were only two monks. In 1764 the monastery was abolished, and the church became a parish.