The parish of the village of Uzi was established in 1826, incorporating settlements that previously belonged to the parish of the village of Zyatsy, which was closed the same year. In 1831, the parish included the village of Uzi, the village of Zyatsy, the village of Kechgurt, and others. On March 5, 1822, the Vyatka Spiritual Consistory issued a permit for the construction of a stone church. The stone church with three altars was built in 1826 according to the design of F.M. Roslyakov in the style of 'Vyatka Baroque', while the bell tower in the classical style was constructed based on the design from 1820 by S.E. Dudina, funded by a peasant from the village of Uzinskaya, I. Tarbeeva, with the support of parishioners. On March 10, 1868, a church parish guardianship was established, and in 1895, a women's church parish school.
The church is located in the center of the village, through which the ancient Moscow-Siberian tract passes. The building of the church has an elongated layout. A spacious refectory, connected to the bell tower by a narthex, adjoins the church's square body with a semicircular apse. The main volume of the temple is executed in the form of an 'octagon on a square' and topped with a dome with lanterns, on which two diminishing octagons are located. Porches, designed as originally composed porticoes, are attached to the square body from the north and south. The windows of the church and refectory are arched, located in light rectangular recesses.
The bell tower has a square plan. The first tier is decorated with paired columns, the second is pierced with semicircular three-part windows with balustrades. The third and fourth tiers are open, with pilasters in the third tier, and the corners filled with single columns. The fourth tier is completed with pediments supported by brackets and modillions. Inside, the temple is covered with an eight-section vaulted ceiling with a light lantern. The refectory is three-dimensional, four-pillar, with floors laid with stone slabs.
This monument reflects the development of cult architecture of Russian classicism, from baroque elements to late classical forms.
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