Church of the Virgin Hodegetria, Orthodox church in Rostov Kremlin, Russia.

The Church of the Virgin Hodegetria stands in the north-western corner of the Rostov Kremlin, built against the already finished perimeter wall. It is a rectangular, two-storey building, longer east to west, with only the upper floor used as a church. An open balcony runs around the second floor instead of the galleries found on other Rostov churches, and the outer walls are painted to imitate diamond rustication, giving a relief effect from a distance.

Built in 1692–1693 in the Moscow Baroque style, the church was commissioned by Metropolitan Joasaph, successor of Jonah Sysoevich, who had directed the Kremlin's construction. It was the last independent structure added to the Bishop's Court, raised after the Kremlin walls were already finished.

The name Hodegetria refers to the icon of the Virgin 'who shows the way'. The church's interior holds 20 stucco cartouches of unusual shape, painted right after construction and restored between 2001 and 2003. Since 2009 the upper floor houses the museum exhibition 'Gold and Azure Shine'.

Access is available during the opening hours of the Kremlin complex, with the building situated centrally within the site for easy reach. Visitors should take time to examine the brick wall details and murals from the outside.

The diamond-rustication pattern on the exterior walls is painted, not carved; it was applied long after the church was built and creates the illusion of relief from a distance. The church also has an open balcony around the second floor instead of the galleries found in other Rostov churches.