ch ants . ▁Saint ▁Par as ke vi ▁was ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁mer ch ants . ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁Par as ke vi ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁surv ived ▁churches ▁in ▁Russia ▁which ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁Pre viously , ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁different ▁wooden ▁Saint ▁Par as ke vi ▁churches ▁were ▁standing ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁place , ▁one ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 1 5 6 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 1 9 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁re built ▁several ▁times . ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁d ome ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁extens ively ▁restored , ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁walls ▁were ▁un cover ed . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁crossed ▁d ome ▁church ▁with ▁three ▁n aves ▁and ▁four ▁pill ars . ▁The ▁walls ▁are ▁constructed ▁of ▁pl inth ite ▁and ▁lim estone . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁does ▁not ▁close ▁anal ogs ▁with ▁other ▁contemporary ▁Nov gor od ▁buildings , ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁many ▁respect s ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Saint ▁Michael ▁Church ▁in ▁Sm ol ensk . ▁It ▁is ▁pres umed ▁that ▁the ▁Saint ▁Par as ke vi ▁Church ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Sm ol ensk ▁master s . ▁The ▁decor ative ▁elements ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁were ▁however ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Nov gor od ▁architect