Transfiguration Church in Kovalyovo

Transfiguration Church in Kovalyovo
Церковь Спаса на Ковалёве
58°31′31.5″N 31°21′33.5″E / 58.525417°N 31.359306°E / 58.525417; 31.359306
Location	Close to Veliky Novgorod
Country	Russia
Denomination	Russian Orthodox
Architecture
Style	Russian
Completed	1345

The Transfiguration Church in Kovalyovo (Russian: Церковь Спаса на Ковалёве, Tserkov Spasa na Kovalyove) in Novgorodsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia, was built around 1345. The church was notable for the frescoes created in the 14th century. The church was destroyed to the ground during World War II and restored in 1970. Fragments of the frescoes have since been reconstructed. The church is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Veliky Novgorod, on the right bank of the Maly Volkhovets River. The Transfiguration Church in Kovalyovo was designated an architectural monument of federal significance (#5310100000).^[1]