The Church Of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. Veliky Novgorod. Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The Church of Paraskeva `Pyatnitsa` on `Torgu` is included in the architectural complex of Yaroslav`s Court in Veliky Novgorod. It was the patronal temple of the merchants of ancient Novgorod. Named in honor of the Great Martyr Paraskeva-Friday, who was considered the patroness of the Novgorod merchants. In addition, on Fridays, the Novgorod Bargaining opened and worked. The first wooden church on the present site was built in 1156 by overseas merchants. `Overseas` were the Novgorod merchants who traded `overseas`, that is, abroad. In 1191, a certain Constantine and his brother set up a new wooden church of the same name at this place. Later, the chronicle reports that in 1207 the construction of an already stone church was completed. It again erected overseas merchants