Cathedral of the Holy myrrh-Bearers - the Russian Orthodox Church located in the beautiful city of Baku. The Cathedral was erected in 1909 by the Author of the project was a Russian architect F. M. Verzhbitsky. Funds for this project were allocated by the Ministry of defense of Russia and a local merchant, H. Z. Taghiyev.

From the very beginning of its existence, the Cathedral had the status of a regiment, being in subjection 262 th infantry reserve Salyan regiment. Before that infantry used the old regimental Archangel Michael Church in the Central part of the city, also remained. In 1920, the temple was closed one of the first. Initially it was used as a warehouse, and after - gym. During the January events of 1990 in temple bell tower with two shells, whereby it partially collapsed, walls cracked, the floor sagged and the roof collapsed. In 1991 the building of the Cathedral was given to the Russian Orthodox Church.

The restoration of the dilapidated temple began after the founding Bishop of the Department in Baku. Thanks to the initiative of the Bishop of Baku and Caspian of his grace, Bishop Alexander in the temple restoration works were carried out. Its solemn consecration took place in may 2001 at the same time he was given the status of Cathedral.

The second life of the Cathedral began thanks to the attention of the Azerbaijani philanthropist A. S. Kurbanov, by means of which the Cathedral have been a number of complex repair works: erected stone carved iconostasis, made paintings and Church utensils purchased. The opening of the renovated Cathedral was held in March 2003 In April of the same year, Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I donated to the Cathedral the relics of the Apostle Bartholomew. In addition, in the Cathedral of the Holy myrrh-Bearers are also Holy icons of the Mother of God - the "Caspian" and "Tikhvin".