Temple St. Athanasia in Varna is situated in the city center near the famous Roman baths. The construction of this Orthodox Church is considered by August 1838, before this place was a small, ancient Church of the early 17th century, which was destroyed by fire two years earlier. According to some versions before it, there was a further two medieval churches - 13-14 century. This temple among the locals is also called "Metropolitan Church", for the reason that the services here are held by the Greek Metropolitan. The Greeks were serving until 1914, and in 1920 came into the temple Russian priests. Only in 1939, the temple came under authority of the diocese in Bulgaria due to Metropolitan Joseph.

The service in the temple ceased in 1961, by order of local authorities in the Church building was opened the Museum of ancient iconography. However, after thirty years, the feast day of St. Athanasius – on January 18, in the temple again resumed service. The Church operates today.

In the Varna Church St. Athanasia stored iconostasis, which is a rare work of art. Made him famous masters trevnenskoy art school, using traditional for this style carved ornaments with images of fish, lions, birds of Paradise and interlacing vines and oak branches. In each pattern there are solar Rosetta. The iconostasis was restored in the seventies of the 20th century, it was returned to its original form. Decorated iconostasis of the Church of St. Atanasie 28 icons. The image of the Holy Atanasia was written by Dmitrim, a painter from the town of Sozopol.

Until the restoration of the temple in 1838 near the main entrance to the temple was buried Russian officer - Prince Urusov, who participated in the war against the Turks in 1828. After the erection of the new building of the burial he was inside the temple between the input and the Episcopal throne. In 1960 tombstone was donated to the Museum of the Bulgarian Revival.

Today the temple is a three-nave Basilica, a large glazed porch resembles the veranda. The temple walls are covered with 19th-century frescoes that have survived quite well. Recently experts found that under paintings is another layer of frescoes, more ancient, attributed to the 17th century. In the temple exhibited various ritual Church plate of 18-19 centuries.