Ishnya Church

The Church of St. John the Theologian on the Ishnya River (церковь Иоанна Богослова на Ишне) is situated several miles west of Rostov, close to the Northern Mainline.

[1] The church is an octagon with porches crowned by distinctive bochka roofs and a steepled bell tower set in front of the main building.

It is the oldest wooden building in Yaroslavl Oblast and is open as a museum from May to September.

In 1562 monk Isaiah from the Avraamiev Monastery carved the ornate royal doors that served as the main entrance to the altar.

After the Russian Revolution, the church's original furnishings, including a set of old icons and the royal doors, were taken to the Rostov Kremlin museum and replaced with replicas.