The decision for a large-scale reconstruction was made in the late 1840s, and one of the key elements of this plan was the construction of a new large church in honor of the Mother of God 'Tenderness'. The drawings were prepared quite quickly, and by 1851, Emperor Nicholas I approved them. The project envisioned the erection of a significant five-domed four-pillar church in 'Byzantine style', which, thanks to the efforts of the renowned architect K. Ton, became predominant in Russian architecture. This style was based on motifs of medieval Byzantine church architecture, stylizing them. It perfectly matched the official doctrine of the time, based on the principles of 'Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality', and embodied the idea of continuity between Russia and Byzantium. However, the construction of the church was delayed due to the Crimean War, which turned out to be unsuccessful for the country. The construction of the new church, which became a majestic 'framing' of the tomb of the founder of the Avraamiev-Gorodetsky Monastery, continued for ten years, and in 1867, the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God 'Tenderness', located at the northern wall of the ancient Pokrovsky Cathedral, was consecrated.

By the end of the Soviet era, the cathedral in honor of the icon of the Mother of God 'Tenderness' was in a deplorable state. However, by 1994, much had been restored, in particular, the crypt was cleared of brick debris and garbage, put in order, and a tomb was established over the relics of St. Avraamy of Gorodetsky. On August 1, 1914, when the memory of the saint was celebrated, which had long been moved one day earlier to avoid coinciding with the celebration of the prophet Elijah, Archbishop Alexander of Kostroma and Galich conducted the first Divine Liturgy in the cathedral after the monastery's closure. The day before, the monastery's abbot, Archimandrite Nikandr, performed a minor consecration of the church, which still had no iconostasis, and construction scaffolding stood along the walls. In June 1996, Archbishop Alexander consecrated the restored cathedral with all its chapels: in honor of the icon of the Mother of God 'Tenderness', in the name of the prophet Elijah, and in the name of St. Avraamy.