Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery Gennadiev located near the river arrow Kostroma and Obnora River, in the village of Sloboda Lyubimsky District, the lake Surskoe. Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery Gennadiev until 1647 was called by a new Kornilievoyu desert. The monastery was located 26 miles away from loved ones. The monastery was founded by Reverend Gennady, who was a disciple of St Cornelius in 1529 at the behest of Grand Duke Vasily Ivanovich.

Prior to that, at this point there was only one cell, where they lived reclusive saints Cornelius and Gennady Komel'sk after leaving the desert because murmuring monks at the monastery abbot Komel'sk Cornelius for his preference Gennady another monk. Cornelius loved him for his tireless work, obedience and humility. To calm himself and his brother Rev. Cornelius went with Gennady, instructing the monastery of twelve brothers. The exiles have settled Sura lake. There were bortnye woods that belonged to grand peasants. Ordinary people notice, and hermit built for them his cell.

In 1529 Grand Prince Vasily and his wife Elena on the way to Belozersky monastery for pilgrimage of procreation was in the desert Komel'sk. But, not finding here the Rev. Cornelius, and find out why he left, the prince was angry, and sent his servants to Cornelius that he came back to Komel'sk deserts. Upon returning Monk Vasily Ivanovich Cornelius persuaded to stay in the monastery, and Gennady was allowed to found a monastery on the banks of Lake Sura.

Gennady cleanse their hands and place on the banks of ponds and drain it well, with a new brethren, erected a temple of the Transfiguration. To it was attached to the other - in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh. Reverend Gennady died on 23 January 1565 after an illness.

In 1644, during the dismantling of the old temple were discovered relics of St. Gennady. The relics had long been in the Transfiguration church openly, but were later hidden under a bushel. In 1830-ies. Palladium abbot wanted to explore the relics of the saint. But, when began to indiscriminately laying at the location of cancers, then there was a strong crackle and even shaking a certain temple. The workers and the abbot, frightened, fled from the temple.

At the beginning of the 1920s. abode broke up, and all the property was taken under escort to Yaroslavl. According to witnesses of the events that drove cancer with relics of St. Gennady, before the bridge suburban horse reared. The soldiers refused to carry the cart, he decided to make it one of the locals. Stege horses, he saw a man standing in front of them on the road Reverend Gennady.

The buildings of the monastery repeatedly exploded. Today, the fence of the monastery remained until 1980. retains some towers. Brotherhood building was used as a prison building. But she has been disbanded, and the body is broken. The Transfiguration Cathedral kept horses. In 1961, tried to blow up the cathedral, but the wall and his head survived the altar in 1988, was demolished by tractors.

Locals claim that the village there thymine source of healthy water. This source is called Gennadieva. They say that it was dug by Reverend. The water source has a shallow depth of multiple keys and even sorokogradusnuyu frost does not freeze.

In the monastery there is a gravestone that has the power to heal sickness. But who is buried under this stone, is unknown.

The ensemble of Holy Transfiguration Monastery Gennadieva was handed over in 1997, the Orthodox community, which was formed here in 1996. The structure of the buildings included: Transfiguration Cathedral in a dilapidated state, the church and bell tower of Alexei. Work began to restore the monastery.

The monastery was restored well Reverend Gennady having a depth of 12 meters. Over a well built wooden church in honor of the Reverend Gennady. Beneath it is also a healing stone.