In the heart of the city of Syzran it is one of the richest and most beautiful temples of the Volga - Kazan Cathedral. The five-domed church with a majestic bell tower in eclectic style was built in 1872 on the territory of the abolished monastery of the Mother of God. Bookmark the temple took place in 1866 on the site of the dilapidated church of Kazan, built back in 1742. After the consecration of the two altars in honor of Our Lady of Kazan and the Alexander Nevsky Church was named the new cathedral.

Kazan Cathedral was created by the architect KA Ton and under the direction of architect A.A.Tomarinskogo. Art painting and ornamental decoration of the temple belong to the Moscow painters and Yefim Antonov Alexei Storozhenko. To build a temple at the expense of the parishioners, B.I.Kolpachenko merchant and mayor A.I.Ledneva. The only intact building during heavy fire in 1906 became the Kazan Cathedral. One legend has it that the temple survived thanks to the actions of the guard, do not let the fire spread to the Cathedral, for which he was awarded a gold medal.

Avoid the destruction of Kazan Cathedral, and after the revolution. From 1930 to 1941. service in the temple were not conducted. After the war, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan moved again parishioners brought their icons and money for restoration work. In the 1960s, in the cathedral were built two more throne in honor of the Entry of the Virgin and in the name of St. Vladimir.

Nowadays, the main shrine of the temple are: the icon of Our Lady of Kazan, the miraculous image of Our Lady of the Theodore and an icon of St. Nicholas with a particle of his relics.