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Cultural heritage
Church of John the Forerunner
Russia, 215100, the Smolensk
region, Vjazm
Tel. (08131) 6-18-01
The monastery is situated in the western part of the town, on the hill. It was founded
in 1536. It ensemble was fully finished in XVI–XVII centuries. The unique «pearl» of
it is the three-dome Church of the Virgin Lady Hodegetria (1630). In 1650 the stone temple
with the dinning-room and the chapel was erected. The remained buildings of the Church of
John the Forerunner were restored in 1970-1980..
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