The building, originally known as "Trinity Church",[REF] was consecrated on 12 July 1561,[REF] and was subsequently elevated to the status of a sobor (similar to Roman Catholic ecclesiastical basilica, but usually and incorrectly translated as "cathedral") [REF].
Current Russian tradition accepts two coexisting names of the church: the "Church of Intercession on the Moat" (full name: "Church of Intercession of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat"), which is official,[REF] and the "Temple of Basil the Blessed".