The Ministry for the Protection of Monuments of History and Culture of the Penza Region issued a permit to carry out restoration work on the Church of Michael the Archangel in the village of Lermontovo.
The church is located in the estate of the poet's grandmother and is part of the site of cultural heritage of federal significance “The grave of Mikhail Lermontov 1814-1841 ”.
The church was built at the expense of E.A. Arsenieva from 1826 to 1840. The architect is unknown.
The monument is an interesting example of Russian provincial architecture of the mid-19th century in the Empire style.