Church Of St. John The Warrior

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Church of St. John the Warrior on Yakimanka Street (Russian:, Tserkov' Ivana Voina) is a Russian Orthodox church in Yakimanka District of Moscow (55 43 57 N 37 36 40 ECoordinates: 55 43 57 N 37 36 40 E) erected in 1704-1717, during the reign of Peter the Great. It is attributed to architect Ivan Zarudny. The church address is 46, Bolshaya Yakimanka.The lowlands between present-day Bolshaya Yakimanka Street and Moskva River were regularly flooded in spring; they were occupied by sloboda settlements of Streltsy, Poles and ordinary farmers.