The city of Pereslavl, on a high sloping hill between the Trinity-Danilov and Goritsky Monastery, is a small church of Candlemas. Until today there is no accurate chronicle of the date of construction of this temple, but there are some sources that the date of construction of the church called in 1785.

Almost until 1753 at the fence of a large monastery Goritsky were two lined wooden church, one of which was consecrated in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh, and is the summer, and the second was consecrated in honor of Candlemas, and the winter was. Both churches rightfully belonged to Sergievskaya arrival. In mid-1753 Pereslavsky Bishop Serapion gave permission for the construction of a confirmed new, built of stone church, which is lined up to replace two wooden. The temple was to be built Sretensky and equipped with a chapel in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh. It is important to note that the construction of the temple had just begun, because in this period of time in Pereslavl Ambrose arrived - the new bishop, with the deeds which began full-scale construction in the cathedral Goritsky Monastery.

Located in the area of ​​the monastery parish churches were ordered to demolish and unused bricks from the beginning of the construction of the stone church - return to parishioners. Numerous parishioners received a brick back, we decided to use it to further the construction of the church in a new place, which was much more removed from the monastery.

Candlemas church was originally consecrated in honor of the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. In the temple, there were two chapels: the first was consecrated in the name of Sergei of Radonezh (as the previous church), and the second - in the name of Alexander Nevsky, in fact, this saint was one of the princes of Pereslavl. It is worth noting that none of these actions has not been implemented: the planned location was just moved to an old wooden church, at the same time, it was consecrated in the name of Alexander Nevsky.

After 20 years of dilapidated wooden building almost completely fallen into disrepair. At this time, when the priests Alexander Nevsky church Vasily Ivanov Stefan Ivanov and asked the bishop Feofelaktu on the return of their parish so many bricks that had been in his time spent on nevozvedёnnuyu church near the walls of the monastery Goritsky. It is important to mention that the temple was dismantled and completely empty building materials to upgrade large Goritsky monastery. This petition was filed at the end of 1778, but the long-awaited brick parishioners did not manage to get hold of.

October 26, 1785 novovystroenny Candlemas Church, equipped with a chapel in the name of Alexander Nevsky was consecrated. Initially intended to equip two chapels, but could not do that for some unknown reason, until today. As any one of the documents found were found records of Sergius church, we heard only two church utensils - Evangilie altar and altar cross, and in the pointed Evangilie original name of St. Sergius Church. So far it has not established the fact of whether they retained during the years of Soviet power.

With regard to the architecture of Candlemas Church, it is uncomplicated, but very beautiful. The church is an example of the style of the provincial classicism. The main quadrangle of the main volume is decorated with triangular gables, while from the south to the north to the temple doorways framed by means of porticoes, built of four columns, the angles of the quadrangle edged rustication. Inside the temple - particularly bright, because there are two rows of wide window openings, framed by elegant frames. The West is the refectory room as well - three-tiered bell tower. Wedding implemented with eight main volume and a hemispherical dome. A semicircular apse is decorated with rusticated.

In Soviet times, the church was closed, and put his utensils. Since 1988, the Church of the Presentation again become active, then soon took her large-scale restoration.