It is situated at south of the district of Pechatniki between the Moscow river and the Lublino railroad classification yard.

The abbey was first mentioned in the city records in 1623, although it is believed that it had existed for more than a century prior to that.

Its name (from the Russian verb "to interrupt") is explained by the fact that the Moskva River has repeatedly changed its flow at this place.

Its main sources of income were Sukharev Tower, Iverskaya Chapel and other sketes, attached to it by the ecclesiastic authorities.

The Russian Orthodox Church resumed divine service in the Old Katholikon in 1991.