Peryn Chapel, Novgorod

Name: Peryn Chapel
Address: Novgorod, Russia

#32 among attractions in Novgorod

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The Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos on Peryn in the environs of Veliky Novgorod is one of the city's oldest churches, dating from the 1220s. The church is located 6 kilometres from Veliky Novgorod, by the source of the Volkhov River where it flows out of Lake Ilmen. The church is a part of the Peryn Skete, a former monastery abolished in the 18th century, and is the only functioning church in the complex. ()

Local name: Перынский скит Unesco: from 1992Coordinates: 58°28'23"N, 31°16'29"E

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Peryn Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yuriev Monastery, Our Lady of the Sign, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Nereditsa Church.

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