St. John monastery on Karpovka is an Orthodox Stavropegial convent, located on the embankment of the Karpovka river in the city of St. Petersburg. The cloister was founded righteous John of Kronstadt and was named in honor of venerable John of Rila, which is his spiritual mentor and patron. Here in the Church-the burial place of St. John of Kronstadt. The monastery was erected in the neo-Byzantine style. The project was designed by the diocesan architect N. N. Nikonov.

The monastery of St. John was conceived as a metochion of the monastery of St. John the Theological women's community, which was created by John Sergiev in his native village of Sura. At the beginning of may 1900 to the Church was consecrated the place, and in September of the same year the Bishop of Yamburg Boris (Plotnikov) was made his bookmark. In 1901 the community was received the status of the monastery, and the farmstead has been transformed into a new abode.

The lower Church of St. John of Rila Cathedral Dvenadtsat apostles, was consecrated in January 1901, father John of Kronstadt. The main temple, which occupies the top 2 floors, was consecrated in November 1902. The rite of consecration was held by Metropolitan Anthony (Vadkovsky), with the participation of father John.

In 1903-1908 were erected the following buildings: 5-storey building for the clergy and people wishing to live at the monastery, hospital, icon-painting and handcraft activities and cells. In the basement of the Church was erected the temple-tomb, consecrated Macarius – Dean Archimandrite Alexander Nevsky monastery in honour of the prophet Elijah and the Holy Empress Theodora, who were heavenly patrons parents of father John. The rite of consecration was held on December 21, 1908, the day after the death of his father John.

Soon after the death of the organizer of the monastery, in early 1909, the Holy Synod published a rescript of the Emperor Nicholas II in the name of Anthony Vadkovsky the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg, stating that the theologian monastery in St. Petersburg, in which "lies the body of the deceased" built in first-class degree.

In 1919 the monastery was converted into labour commune in 1923 is eliminated, but the sisters lived there for 3 years. In 1922 the diocesan office in Petrograd was captured by supporters of Renovationism, and the monastic community joined the so-called Petrograd autocephaly. At the head of this Association after the exile of the Archbishop Alexy (Simansky) rose Bishop Nicholas (Yarushevich), after the arrest and links which may 1923, under the pressure of the authorities, movable and immovable property of the monastery was given to the revisionist community. A few days later, the regional Executive Committee it was decided to eliminate from St. John monastery. This was possible not at once, only in November, because of the protests of the revisionist movement.

The monastic buildings were transferred to the reclamation of the College. In the early spring of 1926 the entrance to the tomb of father John was immured. In the early 1930's, almost all of the nuns were arrested and deported to Kazakhstan.

In November 1989, the St. John monastery was transferred to the diocese and opened as the compound Puhtizky abode. On the birthday of the father of John, 1 November, was held the ceremony of consecration of the lower Church in honor of St. John of Rila.

In mid-July 1991, on the patronal feast day, Patriarch Alexy II consecrated the upper Church in the name of the Twelve Apostles. St. John monastery on Karpovka is Patriarchal since December 1991.

Since April 1992, the abbess of the monastery is the hegumeness Seraphima (Voloshin). Worship services are held every day. Daily after the Liturgy in the temple-tomb held a moleben to St. John of Kronstadt.