[1][2] The cathedral was founded by Archpriest John Grigorovich on October 18, 1809, in the possession of Nikolai Rumyantsev.

Built in the years 1809–1819 in a classical style (architect: J. Clark), it is located on a high cape above the Sozh and is visible from afar.

[3] After the revolution of 1917, the closure and demolition of churches began, along with their conversion to serve new purposes.

Divine worship in the cathedral resumed in the 1940s, during the period of German occupation.

[5] On July 11, 2008, a solemn rite of presenting the icon of St. Seraphim of Sarov with a particle of relics took place in the cathedral.