The history is full of amazing intertwining stories and facts, one of which is the fate of the Spaso-Pechorsk Church, built in 1783. This magnificent temple, erected in the style of classicism, has survived to this day and serves as an architectural monument to the life of an outstanding individual. The founder of the church was Count Zakhar Grigorievich Chernyshev, who ruled over Belarusian lands in the 1770s and became the first governor-general of Moscow in 1782. Many years have passed, and the residents of a small town in Gomel are surprised to learn that their beloved church was built by the then Moscow mayor, but this historical fact remains unchanged.

Zakhar Grigorievich was an influential statesman and enjoyed the respect of Catherine the Great, who personally attended the opening of the Spaso-Pechorsk Church. After his appointment as governor-general of Moscow, Count Chernyshev rarely visited Chechersk, but the church became a kind of monument to his stay in this ancient town. Zakhar Grigorievich was a generous man and did not spare funds to invite Italian masters to decorate the interior.

The church turned out to be magnificent, its two-tiered rotunda delights and harmoniously combines with numerous architectural elements of the interior. In the altar, the main shrine is kept, an ancient icon from the 17th century "Descent into Hell," painted by the renowned master Yan Sankovich.

During the Soviet years, the Spaso-Pechorsk Church miraculously avoided destruction, but in 1953 it was closed and used for economic needs. Remaining the only church in the city that was not demolished, it was returned to the faithful as early as 1953. The community had no funds for restoration, and only in the 1990s was a complete restoration achieved.