The church in Vologda was aimed to free the city from the plague outbreak, which lasted for seven weeks and took many lives.

[2][1] In 1688 the small church could no longer hold all the pilgrims, so it was rebuilt in stone on top of the wooden skeleton.

[1] In the 19th century the cathedral was changed several times; gradually it completely lost its original view.

In 1851–1853 the building underwent a full-scale reconstruction when all the frescoes were repainted, the altar enlarged, the windows widened and the floors replaced.

However, according to the representatives of the Diocese of Vologda, the idea is to construct a temporary wooden church at the site of the demolished cathedral.