Saint Procopius church, Veliky Novgorod‎, Orthodox church in Yaroslav's Court, Veliky Novgorod, Russia.

Saint Procopius Church is a small Orthodox church in the southern part of Yaroslav's Court in Veliky Novgorod, next to the Church of the Myrrh-Bearing Women and the Cathedral of St. Nicholas. Built in 1529, it measures 9 by 12.5 metres with a porch, has a single dome and three equal-height apses, and rises three storeys above a cellar, though the floors are not expressed on the facade. Its roof is eight-pitched with gables.

The building was constructed in 1529 during a period when Veliky Novgorod was expanding its religious architecture. It represents one step in the broader development of this sacred complex within the city.

The church displays decorative patterns typical of the period when it was built, which you notice on the exterior as you approach. These design choices tell you how religious buildings looked and functioned during that era.

The church stands in the southern part of Yaroslav's Court, next to the Church of the Myrrh-Bearing Women and the Cathedral of St Nicholas. It is no longer used for worship, so the three-tiered volume and the eight-pitched roof are seen from outside; the tiering is not expressed on the facades.

The church is named after Procopius of Ustyug, a German merchant from Lübeck who converted to Orthodoxy in Novgorod in the 1240s, then spent 30 years as a fool for Christ in Veliky Ustyug; he was canonised in 1547, after the reports of miracles at his intercession spread following his death in 1303.