Designed by architect Ivan Starov in 1783, it envisaged a wall marking the boundary of the monastery, with access through a gate church, decorated with Doric pilasters and topped with a low dome.

On 1 July 1800, the Spiritual Consistory [ru] decreed that the church would function as a parish for artisans serving the Lavra, and for those who rented space along the Kalashnikovskaya Embankment from the monastery.

The church was closed in October 1931, and in the 1930s, housed the district council of the Society for the Promotion of Defence, Aviation and Chemical Construction [ru], abbreviated as OSOAVIAKHIM (Russian: ОСОАВИАХИМ).

[2][3] The church underwent restoration after the siege of Leningrad, between 1949 and 1950, and was used as offices by the directorship of the State Museum of Urban Sculpture [ru].

[2][3][4] In September 1997, Bishop Nazariy  [ru] consecrated a chapel in the left wing of the church in the name of the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow".