. The wooden church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Lower Posad is known from the 15th century. 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. In the
Soviet period, the
DOSAAF motorcycle school was located in the church building. In June 2004, the decision was made to restore the temple, repair work began. Funds for the restoration were received from the patrons, out of 67 million rubles 60 million were invested by the Balakhna pulp and paper mill. On April 4, 2005, 3 more crosses for installation on the dome were consecrated (2 have already been installed). On August 5, 2005, a dome and a cross were installed on the bell tower. On November 4, 2005, the church was consecrated by
Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II. During the restoration work, a retaining concrete wall was built, and the zero marks were returned to the level of the 19th century. In 2009, an Orthodox
Rood screen hall began to operate in the church. == Gallery ==