Nikitskaya Church

Nikitskaya Church in Vladimir is situated at Knyagininskaya Street, 8. A stone building was constructed from 1762 to 1765 with funds from merchant Semen Lazarev replacing an earlier wooden church. The temple belongs to the style of Elizabethan baroque and is dedicated to Saint Nikita Prelatovsky Columnar. Inside there are preserved painting frescoes from the beginning of the 19th century. The church is associated with the activities of renowned restorer Igor Stolov. The first documented mention of the temple dates back to 1628.