In the period of Ancient Rus, the Church of the Sign, which stood at the same place near the Mzharka River, was part of a convent, which was looted and burnt by Batu Khan in 1237.
Later, another wooden church – the Vvedenskaya (Presentation of the Lord in the Temple) Church – was built in its place.
In 1749, a stone cathedral was built with parishioners’ money on the site of the wooden church.
In the Soviet days, the church was closed. In 1991, the Vladimir-Suzdal Preserve handed over a restored Church of the Sign to the Vladimir-Suzdal diocese.
Today, the Church of the Sign is a functioning parish temple.