Shrine of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk - a church, notable primarily by the fact that it was built in a record-short time: in just one year. In the early 19th century it was decided to build the church cemetery of Vilnius. May 9, 1937, Archbishop of Polotsk and Vilna Smaragd blessed the beginning of the construction of the temple. The local cemetery, where the temple was built, is run by the church.

Money for construction were collected from voluntary donations of parishioners, residents and patrons. Among the contributors was voluntary and well-known merchant Tikhon Zaitsev. He first donated to the needs of the cemetery and the construction of 4,000 rubles. With his light hand in the near future were collected from the other inhabitants of another 8,000 rubles. That's when it was decided to begin construction of the church cemetery. Later, after the death of Tikhon Zaitsev in 1843, it was made public will, according to which the hospice were built and an administrative building. The wife of philanthropist built on the resting place of her husband's tomb-chapel. In the summer of 1838 and ended with the construction of the church was consecrated.

In 1914, the tomb was repaired and expanded. It was consecrated as a church in honor of the miracle-worker Zadonsk, St. Tikhon of Voronezh. Ritual consecration of Archbishop Tikhon spent, who later became the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Now he canonized.

In 1848 the parish was built hospice, which found shelter and food poor and mutilated. The rooms were designed for 12 people. Almshouse do1948 existed, when the church house were nationalized.

In 1865, through the efforts of the brothers Panyutin church was rebuilt. In gratitude for the good things the brothers inside the church was posthumously monument in their honor. He survived and is still within the church. It is a marble pedestal in the form of the lectern, lined in the upper part of the Florentine mosaic depicting St. George Cross. In the marble, glazed icon case over the lectern is the icon of Saint Theodore Stratelates. In 1881 it was built a stone church porch. Thanks to the donations of merchant Zhmurkevicha, inside the church were built two ovens tiled.

The cemetery and the cemetery church of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, were attached to Nicholas Cathedral. In 1896, the Decree of the Holy Synod of the Church of St. Euphrosyne was appointed independent clergy.

In 1904, just entered the service of the first rector of the church, Father Alexander Karasev decided to make a major overhaul of the church. Inside the room were rebuilt dome and vaults were completed altar, the sacristy, the bell tower. The main altar was installed a new iconostasis. After repairing the consecration of the church took place with the participation of Archbishop Nicander. In the period between 1923 and 1937 the church was merged with the New Secular Saint. Alexander's advent.

During the wars and revolutions that occurred in the first half of the 20th century, the church suffered greatly. During this period it was restored twice: in 1935 and 1957. In 1948 the cemetery was nationalized, and the church became a parish unit.

Today the interior of the church - is to a great extent the merit rector Leonid Haidukevich, who served in the church between 1973 and 1976. He made a major overhaul, attracted the artists who painted the dome and the altar, wrote a new wall icon.

The church consists of a main body, a round plan. Above the high walls is a spherical dome with a cross. Entrance to the church through a stone porch, adjacent to the church. The vestibule has three tiers and ends with a dome cupola with a cross. The first two tiers of the square, with arched windows framed with stucco on the perimeter, to the edge of the facades. The third tier is cylindrical, like a small copy of the main part of the church. The temple walls are painted in a dark beige color a dark brown dome.