St. Barbara's Church is located in the village of Sovyaki in the Borovsky District of the Kaluga Region and is an example of Russian classicism. The stone and warm building was erected in 1811 with funds from Pyotr Yushkov, a real privy councilor and chamberlain. The church stood at the highest point of the area, on the banks of the Protva River. It was topped with a single dome, and nearby stood a bell tower, which has not survived to this day. A cemetery was located nearby. During the Great Patriotic War, a shell hit the church's roof, after which the building was closed.

In the 1960s, St. Barbara's Church in Sovyaki faced a sad fate. Local authorities decided to demolish the church and eliminate the cemetery, selling the bricks. However, at the end of the 20th century, the situation changed. In August 1993, Archbishop Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk visited this site, and since then, an annual water blessing service has been held in the ruined monastery. In 1997, a chapel was built nearby in honor of the New Martyrs of Russia, and a Sunday school was opened. At the initiative of a local family, whose ancestors were buried in the old cemetery, a memorial cross was erected at its site.