The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh is located on the left bank of the Sutoloka River, near its confluence with the Belaya River, at the address: Bechtereva Street, 2. This street was previously called Little Sergievskaya. Currently, the church serves as the Ufa Cathedral. It is a small wooden temple, with a second altar dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The church was built in 1868 on the site of an ancient church founded in the 16th century by archers and gunners for the protection of the Ufa Kremlin. In 1774, the wooden church burned down, and a new one was built in its place in 1777, also wooden. After 90 years, it was dismantled due to dilapidation and moved to the village of Sully in the Belebeyevsky district, and a new wooden church on a stone foundation was erected in its place, which still exists today. The iconostasis was crafted in the best traditions of church art by carver Trapeznikov in 1894, with funds donated by Ufa merchant F.I. Chizhev. Local archpriest Fyodor Troitsky made significant efforts for the construction and decoration of the church, writing many icons for it and gilding the iconostasis and kiots himself. Russian artist M.V. Nesterov created two canvases depicting the life of St. Sergius of Radonezh for this church. Fyodor Troitsky was the rector until 1884, after which he was succeeded by Pyotr Yulovsky and Dmitry Lyapustin. The parish included part of the city and Zolotukha, and by the early 20th century, it had 1,692 members, including 22 dissenters. The church's bell tower had 6 bells, the largest weighing 81 poods 38 pounds, and the smallest, 1 pood 6 pounds. The Holy Antimension, consecrated by Bishop Andrey on June 1, 1914, was kept on the altar. From 1917, the rector was Archpriest Arkady Alexandrovich Osipov. The church was famous for its ancient icon of St. Sergius of Radonezh, which Admiral Kolchak was blessed with in 1919. In 1933, after the closure of other cathedrals, the Sergius Church began to perform their functions. In 1937, the entire clergy of the church was arrested, and services ceased. During the Great Patriotic War, hieromonk Ksenofont Sinyutin resumed services in 1942. In 1943, Bishop Stefan Protsenko became the bishop, and Nikolai Bardukov became the rector. In 1944, I.V. Stalin sent a telegram thanking the believers for the funds raised for the Defense Fund. In 1945, the rector was Dmitry Andreevich Logachevsky, and the church received thanks from the hospital for assistance to the wounded. In 1946, the entire clergy was awarded medals for their valiant labor. In 1955, Nikolai Mikhailovich Kushkov became the rector, and from 1961 to 1974, Leonid Yakovlevich Kravets. Until 1991, the rectors were Bishops Theodosius and Anatoly. In 1991, Gennady Mikhailovich Sizov became the rector, followed by Ivan Mikhailovich Fedyanin, and since 2002, Yevgeny Alexandrovich Sheryshev. The architecture of the church combines the austerity and simplicity of classicism with elements of Russian style. The temple is topped with an onion dome, and the apse is flanked by extensions. In 2002, the relics of Archimandrite Moses of Ufa were brought to the temple. Every year, a procession begins from the Sergius Church around Ufa, dedicated to the founding of the city on the day of the Holy Trinity in 1574. After five days, the procession returns to the church.