On the territory of Alatyr central district hospital is the Church of the Iberian Mother of God, built in 1846 at the expense of Specific department. The building of the church is rectangular in plan, and is topped by a large dome and onion in small twin turrets.

Construction of the Iberian church was associated with the opening of the first female Alatyrsky school for peasant children, created in May 1845. Together with a set of educational buildings in the school was built, "Iver Mother of God Church" (the name of the old documents). Exemplary female school lasted until 1860, after which all the buildings were transferred to the district hospital. In Iver temple in turn, new parishioners - hospital patients and medical staff. The priest of the temple received a salary and was a member of the hospital staff and patients in the treatment of severe cases was held with the blessing of, or accompanied by a special prayer service. Also in the Iberian church baptized infants and funeral of the dead.

After the Revolution, the church was closed and the building was used for the needs of the hospital - point of blood transfusion, X-ray room, the red area of ​​the district hospitals and utility rooms. In 2003 the building of the temple passed Chuvash diocese and begin reconstruction. In January 2005, the church was re-consecrated by Metropolitan Barnabas.

Today, restored the temple of Iberian Mother of God is an architectural monument of the nineteenth century, a historical landmark Alatyr. The temple is also notable for serving him a priest - Orthodox Frenchman, who arrived in Chuvashia for permanent residence.