Countryside, where he built a temple of the Holy great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, was anciently called the "country of St. Dimitar. Perhaps the ancient Church was built even earlier 14th century, by which time the name of the area is already firmly entrenched among the people. The modern construction of the temple dates back to 1534. The Church stands on the grounds of Demetrius in the monastery.

The first information about the monastery appeared in the 15th century. In 1454 the inhabitants of Pskov met his new Prince Shemyakin. It is known that earlier the Church was locally venerated the icon of the Holy great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica. According to tradition it was written in memory of the victory over the hordes of Stefan Batory. In 1615 the Swedes completely devastated the whole of the Dimitriev monastery. Not spared this fate and the temple of Demetrius. After that, the monastery was restored and attributed to the bishops ' home.

In 1782 on donations Pskov merchant Vukolov Evstafiyevich Pobedova on the right side of the temple was built a chapel of the presentation of the blessed virgin Mary. Most likely, the porch was built simultaneously with the Church, because their walls have the same thickness. The Church had two altars. The first of these, in the main temple of the Holy great Martyr Demetrios, the myrrh-streamer, the second was in the chapel of the presentation of the blessed virgin Mary.

The Church building is constructed of Pskov stone. It has a drum with a double row of decorations, onion head shape with a high spire. Above the chapel also is the head, but substantially smaller than the main. In the interior you can see four round pillars with supporting arches, behind them begin vaults.

In 1808 the Church wanted to demolish because of complete decay, but the Holy Synod gave the blessing for the demolition of the Church.

Next to the temple in 1864 erected a bell tower with seven bells. The biggest one weighed 70 pounds. The inscription on it testifies, that this bell was cast in Pskov 18 may 1790 transferred to newly established master Feodor Maksimov. Other bells signs of weight was not. In the same year it was rebuilt and the chapel of the Church. In 1879 the school was established in honor of the anniversary of the reign of Emperor Alexander II.

Since 1915 this temple was appointed priest Alexy Cherepnin. After his arrest in 1938 the Church was closed. Soon after the arrival of another priest, the Church was reopened. More it was not closed.

During the Second World war, the priest of the temple of the Holy great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica was appointed priest father George Benigsen. He was a member of the Pskov Orthodox mission. His efforts were established a parochial school and an orphanage for children. In the years of German occupation, the school was closed by the Germans and ordered to work for all children 12 years and older. Then father George was appointed head of extracurricular work with children. The war caused considerable damage to the temple. Was damaged the roof, from the iconostasis of stolen valuable icons of the 15th and 18th centuries.

Today, the Church stands on the grounds of St. Demetrius cemetery. It began to emerge in the 19th century, when around the temple came the burial of the nuns Old ascension monastery. Here were buried many religious and secular figures who lived on the territory of Pskov, Metropolitan John (Razumov), M. A. Nazimov, relatives of Ivan Puschin, F. M. hoarder, I. N. Skrydlov, I. Vasilev, E. P. Nazimov and V. M. Bibikov, and B. S. Skobel'tsyn, V. A. Poroshin, and many others. 21 September 1960 Pskov city Council adopted a resolution on the closure of St. Demetrius cemetery mass burials.