Church on Ishna (pan)

Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky. Photograph of the church in 1911 Object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation of federal significance Object of cultural heritage of Russia of federal significance reg. No. 761411322560006 (EGROKN) item no. 7610178000 (Wikigid database) The Church of St. John the Theologian on Ishna is a wooden church located 3 km southwest of Rostov in the small village of Bogoslov on the Ishna River. It was built in 1687 by the archimandrite of the Avraamievsky monastery Gerasim in memory of the appearance at this place of John the Evangelist Abraham of Rostov. This is the oldest wooden temple in the Yaroslavl region.

According to the general composition, it belongs to the type of tiered churches common in Russia at the end of the 17th century. According to the accepted tradition, a building that fell into disrepair was replaced by a new one, the size and shape of which, as a rule, repeated the previous building. This church is remembered, first of all, by the perfection of proportions and volume ratios. Ascended to a high basement, the temple dominates the surrounding area. Its interior is just as impressive as its exterior. The low, semi-dark gallery with portage windows contrasts sharply with the high, light-filled space of the temple itself and the refectory. Their walls are so cleanly carved that they seem polished. Images from the iconostasis and the carved gilded Royal Doors of 1562 by the master Isaiah are exhibited today in the Rostov Kremlin State Museum-Reserve, of which the church is a branch. In the temple itself there is an exact copy of the Royal Doors. The church has been repeatedly used as a backdrop for scenes of historical films, in particular, the television series The Split.