Holy Trinity Antony dymsky monastery is a male monastery, located in the small village of Red Armored car in the Leningrad region, 17 km from town and 20 km from Boksitogorsk.

The first information about the monastery appear in the life of St. Anthony, the earliest of which belongs to the 17th century. Another source are the information of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, which are the processing of the life of Saint Theodosius of Totma. As of today the publication of monastic inventories in 1583 and certificates of Metropolitan of Novgorod Barlaam, from which one can learn a lot about the historical development of the monastery.

According to legend, the Foundation of the monastery took place with the support of the monk Antonii on the territory of the Republic of Novgorod around the year 1200. It is known that the founder of the monastery was a disciple of Barlaam of Khutyn, who died in the summer of 1224, and whose relics were placed in the Shrine Temple temple.

In the middle of 1409, the monastery was almost completely destroyed due to the invasion of Adygea on the territory of the Novgorod land. They saw the approaching enemy troops, the monks managed to sing a moleben before the relics of Saint Anthony and hid them under a stone slab. Available in the monastery Church utensils, as well as chains and bells were hidden at the bottom Dymsky lake.

In 1578, again followed by the ruin already Valaam monastery, after which the monks moved to the Antony dymsky monastery. In 1611 the monastery survived the attack by the Swedish army, but the Swedes, under the command of Jacob de La Gardie, was unable to bring down the Uspensky monastery, but something decided to ruin Dymsky abode. The monastery was never able to resist a crushing army, and the monks went to the local surroundings and the cells and churches were completely destroyed.

In 1626 the Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich issued an order to resume the Antony dymsky monastery, which gave its blessing to the Patriarch. In 1655, during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich, overwork, hegumen Philaret when the monastery was built the first stone Church. In 1687, the monastery was again burnt down, then rebuilt.

It is known that during 1764 was conducted secularization of monastic land holdings, so Antony dymsky the monastery was closed, and its Cathedral Church became the parish grade. Only in 1794, were written petition of one of the archimandrites Tikhvin monastery reopened the monastery, which was addressed to the Metropolitan of Novgorod and St. Petersburg Gabriel. Metropolitan signed the papers on the restoration of the monastery from September 1, 1794. According to the decree of 19 April 1799 the Emperor Paul donated from the state Treasury for remontirovanija monastery two thousand pine trees.

In the mid-19th century Antony dymsky the monastery was completely renovated and refurbished, and the largest number of wooden buildings were replaced with stone. During 1839 the perimeter around the monastery was built a high stone fence with several turrets and equipped with the Holy gates. In 1840 was built fraternal body, and 6 years later – a second floor to this building with a kitchen and a large refectory. In 1850, was erected many buildings for household purposes, necessary for the maintenance of the monastery.

In 1919 the monastery was closed, and in 1921 the monastery premises were occupied by the shelter for old people and cripples. In mid-1929 was created by the community, housed in the monastery, which was engaged in manufacture of bricks.

After the Great Patriotic war ended, in private convent was established a school for the tractor, after which there began to operate a psychiatric hospital.

In the early 1990-ies from Antony Dymsky monastery remained only the Foundation of the Cathedral bell tower, two-storey private building, the Church school, as well as some wooden buildings. Since 2000, carried out the restoration Antony Dymsky monastery, which lasts to this day.