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Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street

1374 · 14th century

The Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street is a medieval church on the Trade Side of Veliky Novgorod, Russia, built in 1374. It contains the only surviving frescoes securely attributed to Theophanes the Greek, painted in 1378, whose expressive, almost monochrome figures are among the masterpieces of medieval Russian art. It is part of the Novgorod World Heritage Site.

Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/church-of-the-transfiguration-on-ilyina-street
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“Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/church-of-the-transfiguration-on-ilyina-street. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/church-of-the-transfiguration-on-ilyina-street (Accessed: ).

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