St. George's Cathedral, built of white stone, is located in the city of Yuriev-Polsky in the Vladimir region. Its construction was initiated by Prince Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich. This cathedral is considered the last major white-stone church built in Rus before the Mongol-Tatar invasion.

There is a version that the cathedral was erected on the foundation of the Church of George, built in 1152 when the city was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky. However, recent archaeological studies have shown that this church may have been located elsewhere, which has not yet been established. In 1230, Svyatoslav, the son of Vsevolod III the Great Nest, dismantled the old church, which had fallen into disrepair, and began the construction of a new temple, which lasted until 1234. According to the Tver Chronicle, Prince Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich himself acted as the architect and oversaw the construction. Modern researchers support this view. No earlier than 1252 and no later than the end of the 14th century, a Trinity chapel was added to the northeast corner of the cathedral, where the burial of Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich was transferred.

In the 15th century, a significant part of the cathedral collapsed. In 1471, by order of the Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan III, the cathedral was restored by Vasily Yermolin, but it lost its original proportions and became more squat. Yermolin, recognizing the historical significance of the structure, did not replace the collapsed parts with brick but gathered all the white-stone blocks and reliefs, although he could not restore their order accurately, which led to the formation of a kind of 'puzzle' from the reliefs.

The cathedral, restored by Yermolin, underwent numerous changes and additions. In 1781, a four-tiered bell tower was added, in 1817 the Trinity chapel was expanded into a full-fledged temple, and in 1827 a sacristy was added to the south side. The ancient temple literally sank in later additions. In 1923, the church was closed, and in 1923 and 1936, the bell tower, sacristy, and warm chapel were dismantled during restoration work led by Peter Baranovsky and Igor Grabar. Subsequent restorations were carried out in 1957, 1962, and the 1980s. Art historian G.K. Wagner restored the compositions 'Trinity', 'Crucifixion', 'Seven Sleepers of Ephesus', and others.

At the end of 2015, St. George's Cathedral was recognized as a particularly valuable cultural heritage site of the peoples of the Russian Federation. Currently, the cathedral is in an emergency state and needs restoration, which, according to one version, is influenced by magnesium salts.