[1] In 2018 assistant professor G. A. Lavretsky found that the church's graffiti was created in the 1320s, proving even older construction date.

According to the legend, the church was built by Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, in honour of his escape from his cousin, Jogaila, when they were at war.

He raised donations for restoration and wrote reports to different commissions explaining the historical and cultural value of the temple.

In 1886-1887 he managed to persuade the Imperial Archeological Commission [ru] to grant more than four thousand roubles for the restoration.

After Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was partitioned the parish stayed active, but after November Uprising the church was converted into the Eastern Orthodox.