The Intercession and Nicholas churches, both stone and surrounded by a vast stone fence, are located near the fortress. Until 1783, there was a men's monastery here, founded in the first half of the 16th century by the hieromonk Pafnutiy. After the establishment of the states, when the monastery lands were transferred to state management, the monastery continued to exist for some time on its own funds. However, these gradually ran out, and in 1783 the monks dispersed to other monasteries, and the monastery churches became parish churches, including the Intercession.

In the 16th century, the Intercession Monastery had a wooden Intercession church and a stone Nicholas church with a chapel of St. Sergius of Radonezh, which was restored in 1674. Despite the repairs, it remains a significant monument of 16th-century church architecture. The Intercession church was rebuilt from wood to stone in the mid-17th century. It had a refectory and a chapel of St. John Chrysostom, and beneath the refectory were the bakery and bread store. The bell tower was equipped with battle clocks. The church burned down in 1680 during a great fire and was restored in 1682.

Particularly noteworthy is the icon of the Mother of God Odigitria, dated to the 15th or 16th centuries. In 1833, a chapel of St. Pafnutiy Borovskiy was arranged at the Intercession church, where the founder of the monastery is buried. The parish existed even during the monastery period, and now it has 132 men and 164 women. A procession is held from the cathedral to the Intercession church on October 1.