The three-altar church, built between 1903 and 1905, with some sources stating that construction was completed in 1903, was funded by the Kazan merchant P.V. Shchetinkin near the Orenburg tract. In the north-western corner of the church fence, a chapel was erected in memory of Emperor Alexander II. The church was renovated from 1989 to 1991. The composition of the church is based on a massive prismatic volume without columns, crowned with five domes, with a central light drum. Four small domes are located on blind drums. A tall four-tiered bell tower is situated above the western entrance. The bells are placed on the two upper tiers of the belfry, the square base has cut corners and paired arched openings; the octagonal section is adorned with large arches on all sides and topped with a cascade of kokoshniks. The two lower tiers consist of identical square volumes. The facades of the church and bell tower are richly decorated. The walls are embellished with pilasters featuring numerous niches and patterns made of plain and patterned bricks. The window openings, single, paired, and triple, are framed by semi-columns. Three facades of the church are designed with arches topped with a rounded finish and decorated with various carvings. The frieze of the arches was inscribed with sayings from the Holy Scriptures in letters covered with galvanized iron. The interior of the church features a floor laid with artistic ceramic tiles from the Yelabuga factory of Ushkov, some of which have been lost. Surrounding the church is a brick fence and arched gates with metal fillings. This is one of the largest parish churches in the region, a monument of architecture in the Russian-Byzantine style.
On August 26, 2008, the church was transferred to the Kazan Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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