In 1776, a wooden church was built in the village with an altar in honor of Saints Cosmas and Damian, leading to the village being named Kosmodemyansk, and the ancient settlement received the same name.

In 1814, Mikhail Mikhailovich Naumov financed the construction of a new church. Local historians suggest that it was erected in honor of Russia's victory over France in the 1812 war. The church was made of stone and was cold, with the previous altar in the name of Saints Cosmas and Damian. From 1883 to 1885, in addition to the zemstvo school, a church parish school operated in the village, organized by priest Stepanitsky, who received 4 rubles from the zemstvo for each graduate. Perhaps, thanks to God's will, despite the difficult times of militant atheism, a small stone grave with a cross has survived, where it is written: 'Priest Grigory Andreyevich Stepanitsky, died May 19, 1889, aged 73.'

In 1889, the Kokryat church was renovated and expanded, which pleased the parishioners. Two new altars appeared in the refectory: in the left, warm chapel, in honor of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr, and in the right, also warm, in honor of the Ascension of the Lord. Although the architecture of the Kokryat church was not exquisite, its uniqueness and favorable location on the edge of a mountain gave it a special charm.

During the renovation of the church, the priest was Alexey Ivanovich Anonymov with a salary of 300 rubles a year, who, like other clergymen, received church land and hay meadows from 33 desyatinas of arable land and 8 desyatinas of meadow land.

Today, the church has a grave with a simple metal cross, installed during the Soviet period. It is believed that Catherine from the village of Tankeevka rests here, with funds allegedly used to renovate the church. Although this version is unlikely, one wants to believe it. Among the known Catherines from Tankeevka was the noblewoman Ekaterina Yermolaevna Bludova, mother of Count Dmitry Nikolaevich Bludov, who actively supported Orthodox churches. However, Ekaterina Yermolaevna died before the church was renovated, so it is possible that her granddaughter, Antonina Dmitrievna, a well-known public figure, provided the funds.

The central street of the village, where the church is located, is divided into two ends: the western, called Komarovka, and the eastern, known as Ryzhnoi end. Across it run the streets Moloslavka, Novaya, Staraya, and Petrograd, behind which lies the ancient settlement. Parallel to the central street, to the north, runs Konoplyanovka, and to the south, below the mountain, is Podgornaya. The church stands at the intersection of the central street with Novaya.

The village is surrounded by picturesque landscapes: to the north, the valley with the village of Matveevka is visible, to the east, the Kokryat forest, rich in mushrooms, to the south, the panorama of the village of Aibashi and the Utka River, and to the west, the forest.

In the 1930s, despite protests from residents, the church was closed, the bells were removed, and a collective farm 'Iskra' was established in the village. Many Kokryat residents, including adherents and clergy of the church, were repressed. In 1933, nuns Maria Balakhontseva and Anna Grishina, as well as Ivan Danilin, were arrested. In 1936, Pyotr Zabolotnov was arrested, and in 1937, Vladimir Agrov, all of whom were religious cult servants.

In 1935, the ancient settlement was plowed up. Some consolation for the residents was the opening of the Kosmodemyansk church in October 1946. A simple Russian woman, Kalinikh, played a role in this, persistently seeking permission to open the church.

Today, the village of Kokryat is electrified, there is a water supply, and a paved road runs nearby. However, all this was done too late, and many residents left the village to escape the collective farm oppression. Mostly elderly people remain, and the village is gradually approaching extinction. But as long as the temple operates, there is hope for its preservation.