The Cathedral of the Nativity of the blessed virgin Mary is one of the main buildings Konevsky of the Nativity of Theotokos monastery. The site for the Cathedral was chosen in 1421 the monk Arsenius himself. The decision on the transfer of the Cathedral and the monastery away from the shores of lake Ladoga to the new took place after the flood. Cathedral then repeatedly ruined and rebuilt again. The current building, likely on the fourth place.

Built Arseny, the first wooden Church was burned down in 1574, when the first time the monastery was plundered and burned down by the Swedes. When in the 16th century the monks returned again to the island, the Cathedral was rebuilt using stone. In 1610 the Swedes for the second time took possession of the island Konevets. Stone Cathedral razed to the ground, but the material was taken to Kexholm (now Priozersk) to build the Church and fortifications. During the Northern war Ladoga and the Karelian lands were returned to Russia.

In 1762 father Ignatius, meet in the monastery for the construction, from Archbishop Dmitri had received permission to build a new Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos on charitable funds. The construction of a single-domed, stone Cathedral was completed in 1766. The Cathedral was surrounded by a wooden fence. The Church had three aisles: the Central Nativity of the Theotokos, North of the Vladimir icon of the Mother of God and of the South of the three saints: St. John Chrysostom, Gregory the theologian, Basil the Great.

By the end of the 18th century, the dilapidated Cathedral. Construction began in may 1800. The project of the new Cathedral was designed by FR Sylvester. The project of the Cathedral took the available in the diocese of the temple project, sponsored by the architect S. G. Ivanov. This project has been artfully redesigned by father Sylvester.

The Cathedral is built in the tradition of ancient architecture and was cosmetolgy bunk temple with a prominent altar in the form of three semi-circular apses, with a porch on the West and Central cubic volume. The Central volume of the building was crowned with five domes, located on octagonal drums. Silhouette of domes and the shape of the Windows, pilasters, arched cornices inspired by the Baroque style. Triangular pediments that complete the facades, pull, decorated with battlements had the features of classicism. For the year built and blocked by the roof of the first floor, but due to the lack of funds was unable to complete the construction.

The construction was completed by the monk Damaskin (translated with Balaam). In 1802, donated by Emperor Alexander I the money, he will finish the second floor and completed the finish first. June 12, 1802 was the lower temple was consecrated in honor of the presentation of the Lord. The lower temple was winter because it was heated by stoves.

The main altar until 1940 preserved gilded carved iconostasis in three tiers. To the left of the Royal doors was the Konevets icon of the Mother of God, above – "the last Supper", the second tier of the icon of the holidays, the third of the Holy Apostles. Petersburg restorers managed to restore the iconostasis completely. In 1830 the Church was consecrated a chapel in honor of the Konevets icon of the Mother of God.

The upper temple was summer. It was a typical Russian cross-domed Church on the eight square pillars, it was lit by two rows of Windows. The iconostasis of the upper Church was painted white and made in a classic style, it was decorated with gilded carvings. Many of the icons in the Church were written by famous Russian and Ukrainian artist Vladimir Borovikovsky.

In the 1860-ies on the West side of the Cathedral was added to the vestry with a turret.

The height of the Cathedral, including the cross, is 34 m, width – 19 metres (including the porch and the porch – 44, 5 m).

Today the lower Church restored here regularly for Church services. The upper Church in the years of Soviet power was badly damaged and now awaits restoration. Of the former splendour survived only a skeleton of the iconostasis. Also sometimes preserved fragments of wall-painting. Service in the upper Church are held every year on the feast day of the monastery of the Nativity of the blessed virgin Mary, September 21.

The Church keeps two revered shrines of the monastery: a list with Konevsky of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God and the Shrine of the founder of the monastery of the monk Arsenius.