Holy Trinity Monastery Zelenetskii originated in the mid 16th century and is located between Tikhvin and Staraya Ladoga, in the village of Zieleniec (Volkhovsky District), on the banks of the river Rassokha on marshy elevated location, which covers the bright summer a green vegetation. Martyrios founded a monastery, a monk of Tikhvin Assumption Monastery, who came to this place in the middle of the 16th century, more precisely in 1564. Dubbed Green Martirievoyu desert monastery. Special protection of the monastery showed the king Fyodor Ivanovich.

The first monastery buildings were wooden. The construction of a church in the monastery took part famous in those days, a representative of the merchants involved in construction in Novgorod, Moscow, Tikhvin, Fedor Syrkov.

The first church Hodegetria (stone) with the Chapel of St. John Chrysostom was built here in 1601, it said in the book scribe in 1620. But up to now it has not been preserved - it was dismantled in the 1670s.

Initially, the monastery buildings were built out of wood and surrounded by a wooden fence. In the years 1612-1613, in the Time of Troubles, the monastery burned the Swedish troops who went to Tikhvin, but soon he was again rebuilt through the efforts of the Metropolitan of Novgorod, Cornelius, a former monk and then abbot of the monastery. It is in these times Zelenetskii monastery reached the highest level of accomplishment. In 1624, behind the monastery were fixed surrounding land and farmers are exempt from taxes.

The entire monastery complex, which survives today mainly formed in 1674-1698, respectively, in the heyday of the monastery Zelenetskii when Cornelius, Metropolitan of Novgorod having contributed to the spread of the stone building.

The architectural ensemble of the monastery Zelenetskii - a group of temples placed at the center of a wide courtyard surrounded by residential and farm buildings, and enclosed by a stone wall with small towers at the corners, and three gates.

In the center is a five-domed monastery Zelenetskii floors Holy Trinity Cathedral, built in 1684. The lower temple - in honor of St. John the Divine. Here are the relics of the founder of the monastery, Martyrios Zelenetskii, who died in 1603. In 1698 it was buried next to Metropolitan Cornelius.

The composition and the refectory Church of the Annunciation, laid down in 1680 in the north of the cathedral church, typical for the refectory of the 17th century, but the decoration of its different identity and originality. In addition to traditional casings of the straight-brick is applied and wide ceramic casings that adorn the windows of the second floor on the western facade, in the spaces - crosses of tiles. Annunciation church was consecrated in 1686.

In the south-west of the cathedral stands a slender octagonal three-tiered bell tower. Her appearance was changed in the first quarter of the 19th century: a wooden pavilion with cupola crowning the bell tower replaced the dome with "Spitz".

The central group includes the main buildings: the cathedral itself directly, refectory, belfry. Previously, they were connected with wooden transitions, but to this day they have not reached.

Great architectural value are the body with cells that were erected in the 1680s as a 17th-century residential buildings save some.

With the death of Cornelius ended the active construction Zelenetskii Monastery until the early 19th century there was no built a single stone building. In 1771 the monastery of the Novgorod diocese was transferred to St. Petersburg and appointed a place of exile for sacramental.

In Zelenetskii Holy Trinity Monastery is particularly revered icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin "Protectress", and of the Holy Trinity, who according to legend were brought here by Reverend Martyr.

In 1919 the monastery was closed. In 1937, the remaining monks were taken to "an unknown destination." The monastery buildings were used by the Soviet different structures. In 1992 the monastery was returned to believers. Today it is restored. Now the monastery - the 16 inhabitants, conducted the service, the monastic life is getting better. In November 2001, paved highway connecting the village of Zieleniec and the mainland.