The church is located at Saint Peter Cemetery, on the left (Sofiysky) bank of the Volkhov River, outside of the limits of the old city.

[1] The church was built collectively by the inhabitants of the former Lukina Street, and was a part of the female Saints Peter and Paul Monastery.

Novgorod frequently gets large amounts of snowfall, and the weight of the snow is detrimental to the structural integrity of the fragile components that were used in the original construction.

Little to no restorations have taken place since the ones that were made in the nineteen sixties, leaving the church in danger of frequent flooding, and water damage.

[4] Community members have taken charge of the care and restoration of the church, and are working hard in order to preserve this long standing monument.

These adornments along with the shape of the structure itself show the classic characteristics of Novgorodian architecture at the height of its revival in the late fourteenth century.