The ancient village of Vladimirskoye is located on the right bank of the Volga, not far from Kozmodemyansk. Here lies the miraculous Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, one of the Orthodox shrines of the Mari El region. The history of the icon's discovery and the construction of the church goes back centuries.

Vladimirskoye, like Kozmodemyansk, Troitsky Posad, and Pokrovskoye, is one of the first Russian settlements on the mountainous side. In the late 16th century, archers and service people traveling from Moscow brought with them a copy of the miraculous Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God and established it in a wooden church. In the early 18th century, the church burned down, but the icons and the book "Service Book," printed during Patriarch Nikon's time, were saved.

In 1713, a new stone church was built in the village with funds from Cheboksary merchant Mikhail Igumnov, who donated his deceased daughter's dowry for its construction. The bell tower was built in 1835, and in 1868, a stone fence and chapel were erected around the church at the northeast corner. Thus, the ensemble of the Vladimir Church was formed, one of the oldest shrines in the region.

The Vladimir Church has three altars: the main summer altar is dedicated to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, while the winter chapels are dedicated to John the Baptist and Saints Cosmas and Damian. The church houses two miraculous Vladimir Icons of the Mother of God: one is an altar icon, and the other is a church icon. The church icon, especially renowned for its miracles, consists of three boards and is adorned with a silver riza donated in 1689 and gilded in 1839. The small icon is also in a silver riza, gilded with funds from merchant Matvey Zubkov. In the 1860s, an iconostasis was arranged, and the walls and vaults of the church were painted.

The architecture of the church attests to its antiquity, combining elements of 17th-century church architecture. The main cube of the church is decorated with a brick frieze and window trims typical of that time. The wide refectory with large windows represents a typical 18th-century construction. The Vladimir Church, begun in the early 18th century, combined elements of ancient and new architectural traditions. The bell tower, a monument of the classical era, harmoniously blends with the church and refectory.

During the Soviet era, the Vladimir Church was closed in 1940, and its destruction began. The interior suffered: icons were chopped, books burned, church utensils disappeared, and the miraculous icons seemed lost forever.

In December 1944, thanks to the requests of the residents, a parish council was registered, and in January 1945, the church was handed over to the Orthodox community. The restoration of the church began, and icons and utensils were gathered. In 1948, it was discovered that both miraculous icons were in the storerooms of the Kozmodemyansk Local History Museum. Natalia Lvova and Iraida Arkhipova returned the icons to the church. As priest Mikhail Zauzolkov wrote, the women persuaded the museum guard at night, who brought out the icons, and the relics returned to their abode.