Cathedral of the Transfiguration is an integral part of the Pskov Savior-Transfiguration Monastery Mirozhsky .  It was built from the plinth (a wide, flat burnt bricks) and stone up to 1156 .  Temple - cross-domed, it has a rare type of architecture for the Old Russian art .  The main volume of the building is made in the form of equal-cross (its eastern line - a semi-circular, because the ends of the altar apse), to which are attached at the corners of lower compartments: 2 rectangular - on the west side and two small apse - the east .  The conclusion: the original church had pronounced the outside shape of a cross .  The interior cross-shaped main space was connected to angular only small passages .  Although already in the initial construction of the western corners have been added to the superstructure .  Some time later, the temple was rebuilt, and its form has lost the original purpose .

Cathedral frescoed from top to bottom in the 1130's and 1140's of unknown Greek masters. Rather, the program was offered by Archbishop murals Nifont of Novgorod (the founder of the monastery). The frescoes of the Transfiguration Cathedral - unique. Their uniqueness is deliberate iconographic system in high artistic quality, and, in addition, almost the entire range of paintings preserved. In stylistic nature they have no historical analogues in our country and remind Byzantine mosaics in some Sicilian temples of XII century.

Subject combinations in God the Son divine and human nature is central to the composition of the temple. Disclosure of this topic are subject to all major points of church decorations. Peaks in the compositions are Deesis in the conch of the altar and the huge dome of the Ascension. The contents of the vaults and lunettes cathedral defines the theme of the redemptive sacrifice. Among this mass of murals especially attracts attention on the north wall "Lamentation of Christ". The third case on top reflects the miracles of Christ. Two of the central register of paintings devoted to the holy volume below the prophets, warriors, priests, monks, and so on. The inscriptions in Greek - are rare, so most of the images are not identified. But the soldiers were identified Bacchus and Sergius, healers Cyrus and John, Panteleimon, rarely depicted martyrs Evdokia and Romulus Persian holy Aifal, Akepsim and Joseph, and the reverend Efrosin Nikon and others.

In the XVII century frescoes were whitewashed cathedral (most likely due to a fire in the XV and XVI centuries), and is happily rescued them. At the end of the XIX century, in 1893, through the efforts and work of the archaeologist and art historian VV Suslov and his disciples they were opened from under the plaster. Certain parts of the frescoes were lost, some colorful layers of frayed that does not suit the monastery clergy. For this reason, the decree of the Synod, Suslov was removed from the restoration work and to "restore" the frescoes have been hired under the guidance of Vladimir painters NM Safonov. In the years 1900-1901 was washed with ancient paintings masters, and then rewrite them "in the ancient style," keeping only the old story iconography.

In the years 1927-1929 was launched the new disclosure frescoes, which lasts until the present time: approximately half of the area is under the unique frescoes craft renovations in 1901.

Now Cathedral of the Transfiguration is a museum, life there are not conducted only in the patronal feast - Transfiguration of the Lord, in coordination with the Department of Culture, worship is held monastic brotherhood.