The Resurrection Monastery is the origin point of Cherepovets. It was founded in the late 14th century by two monks, Feodosy and Afanasy, both disciples of Sergius of Radonezh — the great monastic reformer whose Trinity Monastery outside Moscow remains the spiritual heart of Russian Orthodoxy. Their small settlement on the hill above the Sheksna River slowly attracted a community around it, and that community became the city. Without the monastery, there would be no Cherepovets.
The buildings standing today are mostly reconstructions from the 19th century — the cathedral dates from 1869, rebuilt in a solid Neo-Byzantine style after earlier structures were lost. The grounds are open to visitors, and the cathedral interior retains its period decoration. It is a quiet place, set back slightly from the commercial centre, and easy to visit on foot from the embankment.