Built of brick in 1815, the church was expanded in the mid-19th century with side chapels in the refectory. The upper tiers of the bell tower have not survived. The building is plastered both outside and inside, with cornice details made of white stone. This is a unique monument of cult architecture from the first half of the 19th century, where the baroque volumetric structure combines with the decor of mature classicism. The high two-tiered square base, with cut corners in the upper tier, resembles the traditional composition of an octagon on a square. It is crowned with an octagonal baroque dome with lanterns and a two-tiered light drum. The strongly protruding narrowed apse with straight side walls and a rounding to the east is topped with a curved roof. The semicircles of the side apses protrude on the sides of the square base, embracing its western corners. Small domes are placed on the gable roof of the refectory above the chapels. The openings of the lower tier are rectangular. High arched windows of the second light with archivolts, imposts, and keystones are repeated in the false windows on the cut corners, eastern and western facades, creating a continuous arcade that gives expressiveness to the temple. The arched openings of the lower drum have similar proportions. The decor is complemented by pilasters at the corners, octagonal panels under the second light windows, a wide cornice, and pediments above the round openings of the lanterns. The facades of the lower tier of the bell tower are three-part, with a central arched opening on imposts and a keystone, and two rectangular niches on the sides. They are topped with a smooth frieze and a cornice with consoles. Inside, the upper volume of the temple is covered by an eight-section vault with a light ring, the transition to the square base is made through two-tiered trompes, and in the apse, there is a semicircular vault with arches above the windows. In the refectory and chapels, the vaults are box-like, while in the bell tower, it is cross-shaped. The staircase to the bell tower leads from the narthex. The oil painting of the main volume was done in the third quarter of the 19th century, and in the refectory at the end of the 19th century. This is a typical example of late academic painting, although there are some deviations in drawing and modeling, the figures are excessively elongated, and the faces have a touch of iconographic convention. The color scheme is built on cold, bright, but darkened tones. A distinctive feature of the painting is the numerous images of standing saints, dominating over small narrative scenes. On the wide panels of the vault are depicted the "Transfiguration," "Crucifixion," "Resurrection," and "Ascension," while on the narrow diagonal faces, the evangelists. The center of the vault around the light ring is decorated with a grisaille rosette, the ornament of which is stylized in the baroque spirit. A picturesque cornice runs along the base of the vault.
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