According to church documents, the founding of the village dates back to 1744, when permission was granted to gather materials for the construction of a wooden church in honor of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple in the village of Ukana. The site for the church was chosen earlier by priest Fyodor Ivshin, who, after an unsuccessful sermon in Glazov, where he was beaten by unbaptized Vodians, was forced to flee to Maseevo. He received permission from Archimandrite Silvester Glavatsky to preach in another Votian settlement. In Ukana, Ivshin faced initial resistance, but two grenadiers accompanying him quickly subdued the locals. Gathering the baptized Vodians, Ivshin designated a place for the future church. The village was effectively founded in 1748 when two priests, Alexy and Ioann Zakhariev, were appointed to the Ukana Entry Church.
Both baptized and unbaptized Besermyans and Tatars were supposed to participate in the construction of the church; however, the latter refused to help. In response, the Slobodskaya voivodeship office ordered through elder Faddey Ponomaryov to ensure the delivery of timber under the threat of a fine. Soon after the village was founded, there was a change in clergy: Ioann Zakhariev was transferred to the Vyatka Epiphany Cathedral, and his place was taken by Savva Shibanov, who brought with him Ipatiy to the Ukana Entry Church.
The first wooden church had three altars and was consecrated in 1751. In 1763, icon painters were invited to work in the cold church. During construction, the church underwent repairs multiple times. The parish included 36 villages, and the wooden church lasted for 57 years. Later, a parish was opened in the village of Yukamensky, to which the Ukana church lent utensils and books.
In 1805, construction of a new stone church began, designed by F.M. Roslyakov. The church was consecrated in 1812 and had three altars. In 1823, one of the altars was renamed. In the following years, the church underwent significant changes and decorations. In 1836, a large bell was brought, cast at the N.A. Bakulev factory.
By 1873, the parish included 51 settlements, and the clergy consisted of three priests, a deacon, and four clerks. The church lasted until the 1920s, becoming an important center of Udmurt literacy. In 1929, the church was closed, and its ministers were repressed. In 2006, restoration work began, and in 2008, it reopened its doors to parishioners.
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