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. It was built of wood in 1687 as a filial church of the marking the supposed place where the monastery's founder had met St. John the Theologian in the early 11th century. 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. * The church in 2017 * * *