Transfiguration Cathedral
In early July 1876, it was decided to build a cathedral. The nobility, merchants, clergy, and ordinary citizens collected 10,000 roubles in silver for the Cathedral, which was erected in 1879. Then, five years of finishing works followed. The Transfiguration Cathedral was consecrated in 1884.
In 1922, almost all valuable things were taken out of the Transfiguration Cathedral, with only the things essential for divine services left. One of those who led the seizure of church valuables in Kovrov and its district in 1922 reported that among other amounts of silver seized from the city's churches, there was 'one diamond from the icon of the Sorrowful Mother of God in the Transfiguration Cathedral'. The former cathedral was used as a jail, a dormitory for workers, and a warehouse. The building was considerably damaged: the top of the Cathedral and bell tower were lost, and the fence was stripped to the ground.
The Cathedral was returned to the church in 1991.
An important relic of the Transfiguration Cathedral is the Samara Icon of the Mother of God with a part of the Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God. Believers also call it the Motherhood Giving Icon, considering that it helps childless couples to become parents.
