In 1365, the venerable Sergius of Radonezh, the abbot of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery, went to Nizhny Novgorod on a diplomatic mission. His goal was to reconcile the city prince Boris Konstantinovich, who had unlawfully occupied the Nizhny Novgorod throne, with his elder brother Dmitry. On the way, Sergius visited the Spassky Monastery (now Spaso-Andronikov), where his disciple Andronic was the abbot. After spending some time at the monastery, Sergius continued on his journey, and Andronic and the brethren saw him off. At the farewell site near the monastery, a memorial wooden cross was erected, and later, a wooden chapel was built, named 'Proshcha.'

The exact date of the construction of the first chapel is unknown: according to the synodal report of 1722, it was built 'when it is unknown.' Perhaps a stone chapel appeared on the site of the wooden one as early as the 16th century. During the time of Peter the Great, the chapel was closed by a decree abolishing Moscow chapels, but it was restored after the death of Peter I. In 1812, the chapel suffered greatly from a fire but was restored to its former appearance.

Reconstruction and Restoration

The modern building of the chapel was constructed on the site of the old one in 1889 according to the design of architect A.A. Latkov in the Russian style, funded by merchant V.A. Alexandrov. In 1890, the chapel was consecrated, and later the interiors were adorned with paintings. Before the revolution, banners were kept here in honor of the 'miraculous salvation of the Royal Family at the Borki station.' In memory of the 500th anniversary of the death of the venerable Sergius of Radonezh, an annual procession was held from the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery to the chapel.

After the revolution in 1929, the chapel was closed, stripped of its domes, and the building was handed over to the 'Serp i Molot' factory. Later, a wine shop was located here, and in the last decades of the Soviet era, a clock repair workshop.

In 1995, the chapel was returned to the Orthodox Church. It was restored, and the tented roofs were rebuilt. Three years later, the chapel was consecrated, and services resumed. It is now affiliated with the Cathedral of the Savior Not Made by Hands of the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery.