In 1705, a stone cross-shaped Trinity church was built at the archbishop's court by Archbishop Anthony of Kolomna, known in the world as Odinovich, who managed the diocese until his death in 1716. In 1739, after a severe fire, architect Ivan Michurin prepared a description of the church and an estimate for its restoration. On the north side of the church, there was a porch with a platform and fourteen steps. In the basement, there was a storeroom with a door and three mica windows. The church was connected to the archbishop's chambers by a wooden passage on the west side, which later burned down.
The church was repaired in 1742. It is likely that at this time the interior was decorated with stucco and painting in the Baroque style. By the 1980s, the stucco had only survived on the altar vaults. In 1801, the iron roof, damaged by a storm, was repaired. On a plan from the late 18th to early 19th century, a transverse-oriented narthex is shown on the west side of the temple, stone on the first floor and wooden on the second. A wooden passage on stone pillars to the archbishop's quarters was restored. The plan was drawn up in connection with the intention to accommodate two squadrons of the Ekaterinoslav Dragoon Regiment in the empty rooms of the archbishop's house after the diocese was abolished. The church was repaired in 1819 and 1871. During the Soviet era, the monastery was closed and devastated.
Today, it has been restored and serves as the main cathedral of the New Golutvin Holy Trinity Monastery.
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