 By the beginning of the 20th century the first monastery was established and in 1919 moved into the Holy Dormition Lavra in Univ a former Basilian monastery which at that time served as the residence of the Metropolitan.Fr Lev Gillet was, for a short time, a member of this community.Before the development of the monastery was interrupted by Soviets in 1939 there were 225 Studite monks in eight monasteries.