This cathedral dedicated to St George is usually also referred to in Russian as the Higher St George's Cathedral as it is located on the top of the ravine. It was built as a church in 1701 in the Moscow baroque style, decorated with kokoshniks, to replace an earlier wooden version. Its pinkish-red colour with blue domes makes it rather unusual and pretty. Although it was closed for a short period in 1940, it served as the city's eparchial cathedral from 1926 to 1999. The cathedral now holds the revered Our Lady of Kaluga Icon.