The Church of the Epiphany was built in 1821. The main elements of its symmetrical composition relative to the longitudinal axis have been preserved: an octagon on a square base, a narrower apse with rounded corners, and a four-tiered bell tower. The wide refectory with two chapels has been completely destroyed. The octagon of the church is topped with a high domed roof, above which rises a light four-sided drum with cut corners and an onion-shaped dome with an ornate cross. The three lower tiers of the bell tower consist of decreasing square sections, while the upper tier is octagonal. The bell tower is crowned with a faceted roof featuring a solid octagonal drum and a spherical dome with a cross. The facades of the square base of the church, which have three axes of openings, are adorned with four-columned porticos of the Tuscan order, of which one column has survived on the south side and two on the north. In the center of the porticos are entrance openings with a double-leaf wrought iron grille. The openings are rectangular but framed with architraves with an arched finish. The windows of the first light are arched and framed with profiled architraves with three-part locks. The sills of the square windows of the second light, also framed with architraves, rest on two block brackets. The faces of the octagon are pierced with rectangular windows with architraves and are topped with an entablature featuring a smooth frieze and a cornice. The faces oriented to the cardinal directions slightly protrude relative to the diagonal sides of the octagon. The apse from the east is highlighted by a risalit with two Tuscan pilasters flanking the window. This opening, like the side windows of the apse, is rectangular, with an architrave and a stepped apron. The first, third, and fourth tiers of the bell tower are pierced with arched openings, while the second has windows with curved lintels. The entrance to the bell tower is located on the south side and is closed with a four-leaf metal door, behind which is a four-leaf panel door. The openings in each tier are flanked by pilasters, and in the first and third tiers, the central part of the facades is topped with a triangular pediment.
The octagon of the church, covered with a vaulted ceiling with a round opening for the light drum, rests on the walls of the square base with the help of almost flat squinches. Three openings lead to the apse, whose vault has collapsed. A wide arched opening on the western wall of the square base led to the refectory. The lower tier of the bell tower is covered with a cross vault. The church has preserved wall oil paintings from the late 18th century. The vault's panels depict a sky with stars, and between the panels is an ornamental frieze. On three walls of the octagon and on the western wall of the square base are compositions in rectangular frames with ornamentation in the Russian style. The spandrels between the windows in the square base are painted with panels featuring stylized crosses and ornamental motifs.
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