Church of St. Paraskevi, Novgorod, Eastern Orthodox church in Yaroslav's Court, Veliky Novgorod, Russia.

The Church of St. Paraskevi is a religious building in Yaroslav's Court, part of medieval Novgorod, and features three interior sections supported by four central pillars. The walls were built using limestone and a local stone material that was common in the region.

The building was founded in 1207 by Novgorod merchants as a stone structure, replacing two earlier wooden churches built in 1156 and 1191. This shift from wood to stone reflects the city's growing prosperity and importance in medieval trade.

The church was the patronal temple of Novgorod's overseas merchants, dedicated to Saint Paraskevi, their patroness; Friday markets were held at the adjacent Torg. Its plan and facade echo the Church of Saint Michael in Smolensk, and details such as the apse shape and corner pilasters were adopted by Novgorod builders in the 14th and 15th centuries.

The church stands on the former market square of Yaroslav's Court, a short walk from the Kremlin across the Volkhov. The building is a federal architectural monument (#5310046012) and part of the UNESCO site 604; restoration ran from 1954 into the 2000s, so some sections may be closed while work continues.

The church reproduces, in its overall form and in details such as the shape of the apse and the corner pilasters of the north porch, the Smolensk church of St. Michael on Smyadyn, built at the end of the 12th century. This link suggests the Novgorod building was erected by Smolensk masters, and that its rebuilt upper part once matched that model.