The Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Russian: Храм Рождества́ Иоа́нна Предте́чи) is a parish church in Saint Petersburg near the Kamenny Island palace.
The church was built in 1778 per the design of architect Yury Felten in the Russian Pseudo-Gothic style.
History The church had previously closed on December 13, 1937, under Archpriest Nikolai Lomakin as rector. The church's property was confiscated, and a fire destroyed the murals and the few remaining furnishings.
Architecture The church is in the neo-Gothic style and resembles a Catholic church.
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