The wooden church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Lower Posad is known from the 15th century.
At the beginning of the 17th century, the church had a refectory and parvise.

In 1676, the merchant Gavriil (Gabriel) Stepanovich Dranishnikov, who returned from Astrakhan after many years of service, asked Metropolitan Philaret for the construction of a stone temple from his own treasury.
The construction of the temple was to confirm Dranishnikov’s commitment to Orthodoxy, since his wife Anna and son became Old Believers and fled to the Kerzhensky monasteries.
On August 24, 1679, Gavriil Dranishnikov died, but the temple was completed by his brother Lavrentiy (Lawrence), as Dranishnikov bequeathed, with a southern chapel in honor of the martyress Anna, in memory of his wife, who had gone into schism.

The “ship-type” temple was set up on a high brick sub-chapel, which housed shops, which were pritch over to merchants for rent.
In 1814, a spiritual aisle was attached to the north side of the refectory.

During the town-planning transformations of 1834-1839, it was indicated to clear the land adjacent to the Kremlin from all kinds of buildings, and remove the altar of the Church of St. John the Baptist and all the shops, which disrupted the ancient drainage system, and the underground springs began to gradually erode the foundation.

In 1855 a chapel of Alexander Nevsky and a gatehouse were attached to the church.
In 1870, the bell tower was rebuilt.
In 1881 - 1885, major restoration work was again required.
In 1899, after breaking the iron connection inside the temple, the altar was rebuilt.

In 1937 the church was closed, and its last abbot was shot.
In the Soviet period, the DOSAAF motorcycle school was located in the church building.
The wooden church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Lower Posad is known from the 15th century. At the beginning of the 17th century, the church had a refectory and parvise.
In 1676, the merchant Gavriil (Gabriel) Stepanovich Dranishnikov, who returned from Astrakhan after many years of service, asked Metropolitan Philaret for the construction of a stone temple from his own treasury. The construction of the temple was to confirm Dranishnikov’s commitment to Orthodoxy, since his wife Anna and son became Old Believers and fled to the Kerzhensky monasteries. On August 24, 1679, Gavriil Dranishnikov died, but the temple was completed by his brother Lavrentiy (Lawrence), as Dranishnikov bequeathed, with a southern chapel in honor of the martyress Anna, in memory of his wife, who had gone into schism.
The “ship-type” temple was set up on a high brick sub-chapel, which housed shops, which were pritch over to merchants for rent. In 1814, a spiritual aisle was attached to the north side of the refectory.
During the town-planning transformations of 1834-1839, it was indicated to clear the land adjacent to the Kremlin from all kinds of buildings, and remove the altar of the Church of St. John the Baptist and all the shops, which disrupted the ancient drainage system, and the underground springs began to gradually erode the foundation.
In 1855 a chapel of Alexander Nevsky and a gatehouse were attached to the church. In 1870, the bell tower was rebuilt. In 1881 - 1885, major restoration work was again required. In 1899, after breaking the iron connection inside the temple, the altar was rebuilt.
In 1937 the church was closed, and its last abbot was shot. In the Soviet period, the DOSAAF motorcycle school was located in the church building.
Church of St. John the Baptist (Nizhny Novgorod)