The Trinity Church, one of the oldest in the city, was built around 1700. It is believed that it was originally constructed from stone, and the oldest part of the building dates back to this time. The construction was completed in 1771, but since then the church has been rebuilt multiple times. Chapels, a chapel, a bell tower, and a refectory were added. The parish school opened at the church in 1896 was considered one of the best in the province.
Architecturally, the Trinity Church is quite simple: it is a two-light square with two small octagons on top. The church has three altars: the main one is dedicated to the Life-Giving Trinity, while the side altars are dedicated to Archangel Michael and the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow."
In 1931, the church was closed, like many others at that time, and it remained empty for a while. Later, it housed a carpentry workshop. Only at the turn of the century was the church returned to its original purpose, and today it functions despite ongoing restoration work. This elegant white building features classical forms, an attached bell tower, dark green roofs, and two small gilded domes with crosses.
Historians have found that the initiators of the church's construction were two local Cossacks who submitted a petition to the Patriarch of Moscow, Adrian, in 1690. The altar of Archangel Michael was added in 1778, and the altar of the Mother of God icon was added in 1817. A wooden chapel was built next to the church in 1827, and in 1849 the building was surrounded by a stone fence with a grille. Later, a charitable institution was built near the church. Today, the Trinity Church is a dependency of the Sanaksar Mother of God Birth Monastery.
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