It was started in the 1790s by Matvey Kazakov with funds provided by Prince Potemkin; after 1812, the church was redesigned by Joseph Bové and completed by Afanasy Grigoriev in the 1840s.
ɪt wʌz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z baɪ mˈætveɪ kˈæzɐkˌɑːv wɪð fˈʌndz pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ pɹˈɪns poʊtˈɛmkɪn; ˈæftɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz ɹˌiːdɪzˈaɪnd baɪ dʒˈoʊsəf bəvˈeɪ ænd kəmplˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ɐfˈænəsi ɡɹˈɪɡoːɹˌiːv ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z.