Garrison St. Nicholas Cathedral, located in the central part of the Brest Fortress, was built with money collected by officers in the years 1851-1876 by the architect, academician of the Russian Academy of Arts DI Grimm.

The temple was built in the Russian Byzantine style, it rests on a set of 8 columns and light enters through the window openings 7. Interior decoration of the temple was completed in the Orthodox style.

March 18, 1921, when they signed the Treaty of Riga, the temple was on the territory of Poland. In 1924-29, the complex underwent restructuring under the direction of architect J. Lisiecki, and it was opened as a garrison church of St. Casimir.

After passing into the hands of Brest, the Red Army in the temple was set up the officers' club of the 84th Infantry Regiment. The club lasted until World War II.

As she Brest Fortress, the temple was built, taking into account a possible defense. His building with massive walls during the fighting in the Brest Fortress in 1941 was an important fortification, as it is located on the highest point of the fortress from which to view all the surroundings. Several times the temple passed from hand to hand of Nazi and Soviet soldiers.

After the liberation of Brest Fortress from the Nazi invaders temple building it was suspended. His mutilated by bullets and shells, but resist the hellish flames of war wall were to become silent witnesses of violent battles that took place during the defense of the Brest Fortress.

In 1994, the church was returned to the Orthodox Church. It is noteworthy that a large part of the donations for the restoration of the Cathedral of the garrison was again collected by officers and parishioners of Brest.

Today, the appearance of the church has been completely restored, it resumed service, but the interior deliberately left in a post-war, as a reminder of the victims of the bloody war.