Church of Theodore Stratilates on the Brook was founded in 1360 by the governor of Novgorod Simeon Andreevich and completed a year later. It is a classical architectural monument of the second half of the 14th c. and a standard for Novgorodian constructor of a long standing. The church, welcoming the guests from the direction of Moscow, looks great even today. The restorers have worked hard on its lavish decorations and Gothic ports and windows. The later additions (bell-tower and refectory) make the church look more solid, stable and, somehow, earthly.