Directly opposite to the Novospassky Monastery is the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Church. The main part of the building dates from 1645 but the bell tower was a later addition sometime in the first half of the 19th century. In 1812 the church was looted by the French and the church's priest lost his life trying to stop them. In 1932 the church was closed and the top tiers of the bell tower were removed. The church is now once again open and fully restored.