Nativity of John the Baptist Church (Oreshek)

The Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist is located on Nut Island in Shlisselburg and is part of the Oreshek Fortress. The existing building, erected in 1826–1831, served as a garrison prison church until 1917, and the last rector before its closure was Archpriest John Florinsky. In 2010, the first liturgy in 90 years was held at the ruins, and earlier, the defenders of the fortress, according to various sources in 1611 or 1612, walled up the icon of the Kazan Mother of God in the church wall. A project by young architects to cover the ruins with a glass dome was rejected by museum staff and deputy Vitaly Milonov.