The second half of the 17th century for the Trinity Danilov Monastery in Pereslavl-Zalessky was marked by a period of revival from the devastation into which the Time of Troubles had plunged almost all of Russia.
By the beginning of the 18th century, the monastery was already very wealthy, owning lands, villages, and peasants. One of the people who played perhaps the most important role in restoring the almost lost holy cloister was Prince I.P. Baryatinsky, who financed most of the monastery's construction initiatives. Later, he was also laid to rest here, after taking monastic vows.
The refectory Church of the Praise of the Mother of God appeared in the monastery precisely thanks to Baryatinsky. It was built in 1695, giving the building the style of the so-called "Moscow Baroque," that is, using the classical Old Russian traditions of church architecture and complementing them with features of the then-fashionable European Baroque.
The Church of the Praise of the Mother of God is located south of the monastery's central church - the Cathedral of the Life-Giving Trinity. The church has a high basement level, one dome, and three faceted apses. Adjacent to it is a refectory with additional rooms.
The building was rebuilt several times, but overall it has preserved its original form, and nowadays, thanks to active restoration work, it looks practically new.
