Bryansk's previous eparchial cathedral was destroyed by the communists in 1962 and work on its replacement only started in 2007. In 2011 the cathedral's bell tower was completed and named Peresvet after the hero of the Battle of Kulikovo Field from Bryansk. There is also a statue of Aleksandr Peresvet on the first tier of the bell tower. Later in 2011 the lower floor of the cathedral was consecrated and services have been held there since the beginning of 2012. Work on the rest of the cathedral continues.