In the 18th century this working monastery was once a convent where the nuns were so strict about their 'no-male-on-the-premises' rule that they didn't allow firefighters in when the building was ablaze. The result was a huge fire that destroyed much of the original timber town. Today the derelict courtyard contains a memorial wall with black plaques bearing the names of those shot by the NKVD in 1941 as the Nazis approached Lutsk.
