Holy Myrrhbearers Church, Orthodox church in Yaroslav's Court, Veliky Novgorod, Russia.

The Holy Myrrhbearers Church sits within Yaroslav's Court and displays the typical features of 16th-century Russian Orthodox architecture with its solid stonework and cubic form. The building is modest in scale, topped with a simple dome and constructed entirely of stone typical of the era.

The stone church was built in 1510 on the site of a wooden church of the same name that burned in 1508; that wooden building had replaced a stone church of 1445, and a church here is recorded as early as 1299. Ivan Syrkov, founder of a Novgorod merchant dynasty, paid for the 1510 construction, the first architectural monument raised in Novgorod after its annexation by Moscow. In 1536 a chapel of the Evangelist Matthew was added, and in 1539 a warm chapel of the Presentation was consecrated.

The church takes its name from the myrrhbearers, the women in Christian tradition who came to Jesus's tomb. It reflects the religious beliefs that shaped daily life in Novgorod's merchant quarter.

The church is located within Yaroslav's Court, accessible through the main entrance of the compound and easily reached on foot from the city center. Since it is a protected historical site, visiting conditions may vary seasonally or require planning ahead.

The church was built by a Moscow merchant rather than by local rulers, highlighting its role as a symbol of private wealth and power. This makes it a rare example of how trading merchants could commission major religious buildings in medieval Novgorod.