Notable nuns included Alexis's own sisters Eupraxia and Juliana, both canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

After the great fire of 1547, the convent was relocated eastward to the present-day site of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

[1] In October 2006, Yuri Luzhkov approved a Russian Revival design by Alexander Obolensky on condition that the building's height would be decreased.

Construction works were financed by billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, who was awarded the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov by Patriarch Kirill for funding this project.

[3] Moscow Metro: Kropotkinskaya, Park Kultury-Radialnaya Convent territory is open for general public in daytime, until the end of 5pm Vespers, with certain limitations; photography inside the walls requires prior consent of hegumenia Iuliania.