The village got its name in honor of the princely figure Ivan Deya, the great-grandson of Prince Vasily the Terrible Eyes, who was married to the daughter of Ivan Kalita. Prince Vasily is known as the founder of the city of Tutayev. The Deya family descends from Ivan Deya. His principality included Diveevo-Gorodishche, half of the city of Romanov, and Kubena. Today, only small mounds remain from the ancient Finno-Ugric settlement. In the 15th century, the lands around Diveevo-Gorodishche were owned by the Deya princes, indicating the existence of a principality. The lands of the principality were located on both sides of the Volga and occupied a significant territory. Until 1700, the village was divided into two parts: one belonged to the nobleman Zhdan Kolychev, and the other to the princes Khorostinin. Later, these lands were transferred to the Trinity-Sergius Monastery, and after 60 years, following secularization, they passed to the state. In 1787, a stone church was built here in honor of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity.

The church was erected with the funds of parishioners. An artificial cape made of boulders brought from the surrounding area was constructed for it on the bend of the river. The temple was built in the shape of a "ship," with a high and bright square base, a semicircular apse to the east, a square refectory to the west, and a bell tower. The architecture of the Trinity Church is executed in the style of early classicism with elements of baroque, and the square base is adorned with small kokoshniks. The church had chapels dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker and Saint Sergius of Radonezh. Almost a hundred years after the construction of the Trinity Church, another church, the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, appeared in another part of the village. It was built on the site of the Kolychev estate, from which Fyodor Kolychev, known as Metropolitan Philip, originated. In 1699, a stone church was built on the site of the dilapidated wooden church in honor of the Smolensk image of the Mother of God.

The church stood for 70 years and was dismantled, probably due to dilapidation. In 1877, the construction of a new stone church began, and seven years later, a majestic temple with chapels of the Three Hierarchs and Andrew of Crete appeared in Diveevo-Gorodishche. The Smolensk church resembled the Trinity church, and there was also a cemetery by its walls.

Travelers noted how beautifully the temple looked from afar against the backdrop of the Volga expanses. Since the beginning of the 19th century, stone civil buildings began to be constructed in Diveevo-Gorodishche. In the second half of the 19th century, the Trinity Church was rebuilt, adding keystone arches and decorating the bell tower with Corinthian columns. A clock with four dials was installed on the bell tower. The church was surrounded by a brick fence with towers, built at the end of the 18th century.

After the revolution, the Trinity Church was closed only in 1946. For a long time, it remained abandoned until it was recently restored and services resumed. The Smolensk church was built on the site of a wooden church that suffered from a fire. Its main shrine was the Smolensk icon of the Mother of God, which was said to have been gifted by the Kolychev boyars. In the 19th century, a copy of the ancient icon was displayed instead.

In 1903, a stone chapel in honor of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker appeared in Diveevo-Gorodishche, where icons and church utensils were kept. After the revolution, the Smolensk church was not closed, and it remained active during the Soviet era, preserving its decor and paintings.

Almost 25 years ago, on August 22, 1994, the church in honor of the Smolensk icon of the Mother of God was visited by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia.