Church of St. John the Baptist stands between the Resurrection Monastery and the high bank of the Volga. It was built in 1689-1690 years. Patterned Temple seen from the river water, and contrasts with the large domes of the Resurrection Cathedral.

With the construction of the temple on the Volga related the tragic story. Somewhere in the middle of the 17th century lived in Uglich pasad people Nikifor Chepolosov. He had a son, Ivan. When he was six years old, he went to the teacher and disappeared. It turned out that the clerk Rudakov, who served Chepolosova, sickened (according to the chronicles of 17-18 centuries.), Stole the boy and killed him. It is not known what prompted him to do so - revenge or some other motives, and not installed. After that, between the death and the death of his son Chepolosova Tsarevich Dimitri tried to establish some connection, but Rostov ecclesiastical authorities opposed this; the discussion of this case came to Peter I, and the canonization was banned. At the site of the death of his son Nikifor Chepolosov he built a wooden chapel and a little later, in the late 1680's - a stone church, for its construction were invited to Moscow masters.

This church has turned the most beautiful in the city, thanks to its patterned decorations and harmonious proportions. The temple stands on a high basement; the main volume is slightly above the chapels and ends slender five domes. Central light drum head girded by a broad eaves of polychrome tiles with patterns, between the windows are tiled diamonds. Wide belt tiles also passes on the main volume. The temple walls are decorated with carved window frames, each row is different.

Much more richly decorated belfry, which is adjacent to the church on the west side. Three rows of dormer windows are framed with trims patterns, openings in the form of the arches of the abundance of carved decoration seem delicate. From the south to the bell tower adjacent to the tent top porch, which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The porch is made a very strong impression on Nicholas Roerich, in the early 20th century he traveled to Russia. He even painted "Uglich".

In 1941 the church was closed. In the 1970s, the church was restored by the architect SE Novikov.

Today, the temple was returned to believers and attributed to the location near the Resurrection Monastery. The main altar of the church was consecrated in honor of Our Saviour the Image, and the side altars dedicated to St. John the Baptist (the first consecrated chapel, which gave the name of the church) and Simeon. Most of the time the temple is closed, and you can only admire it from the outside.