The Church was constructed from 1684 to 1693 and painted in 1692 and in 1693. Originally, trade yards were situated at the site of the Church. In the 16th century, the lot was taken by the Monastery of the Saviour. A wooden church and stables were built there. In the 17th century, after the Time of Troubles, servants and other dependent people began to settle there. It was how Bogoyavlenskaya Sloboda (settlement) appeared.
The now-existing temple was preceded by a wooden Epiphany church, which was first mentioned in the 13th century.
A stone church was built in the late 19th century with financial support from Yaroslavl merchant Alexey Zubchaninov. He was a member of the Moscow Gostinnaya Sotnia and a descendent of those who founded the Monastery of the Saviour. It was one of the first Yaroslavl churches without columns. Its architectural composition was influenced by Moscow architecture of that time. The five-dome Church had galleries with side chapels, which were added from three of the sides, an octagonal hipped-roof bell tower, and no basement. The building stood out for its beautiful facade finish and colourful tiles. The tiles were placed and coloured in accordance with the monument's architecture. The Church resembles Moscow monuments because of its central part, which features two rows of kokoshniks with a pyramidal roof. There are high blind drums with elegant onion domes.
The Church was painted by Yaroslavl artists led by Dmitry Plekhanov and Feodor Ignatiev. In the 19th century, the Church was fenced and completed with a western wing. In Soviet times, the building was restored.
Epiphany Church takes one of the main places in the architectural ensemble of Kotoroslnaya Embankment and plays an important role in the panoramic view seen from the Moscow road side. Epiphany Church is also the dominant structure of the central Bogoyavlenskaya Square and marks the Square's southern border.
The Church features three altars. The high altar is dedicated to the Twelve Great Feast of the Epiphany. The southern alter is dedicated to St. Demetry Prilutsky's, who was a Vologda wonder-maker. And the northern altar is a dedication to the Last Judgement.
All existing resources mention three main sacred objects of the Church. A wooden communion cross of 1709 was finished with silver and had a part of the Christ's cross and 32 relics of various saints. Unfortunately it has not survived. A wooden carved head of St. John the Baptist on a plate also has not survived. A huge altar cross is a great example of a woodcarving that dates back to the late 17th century. There are not any equivalents or copies of it in Yaroslavl art.
The Church is modelled after the third and final period of Yaroslavl architectural tradition. This is characterised by no columns in the main volume, a cloistered vault, and dominating decorations.
The temple was built in 2000, with the blessing of His Holiness Alexis II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, by grateful descendants in honour of the fallen defenders of law and order.
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