Next to the architectural gem of Uglich stands a no less remarkable church with green hipped domes. This is the Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, adjacent to the Divine Assumption Church. It was built in 1681 along with the asymmetric chapel of St. Theodore Stratilates and became the first pillarless church in Uglich. The church is crowned with five domes, each quite large, although they rest on relatively thin drums. Originally, the domes were covered with glazed tiles.

When inspecting the church, one immediately notices its wide and massive main cubic volume, which is combined with a very large, clearly disproportionate apse, originally consisting of two parts. The large masses create a sense of heaviness and groundedness, which is enhanced by the wide refectory. On the western side, there is a porch and a staircase, while to the north, a small chapel of St. Theodore Stratilates. Next to this church rises the slender trident "crown" of the Assumption Church, creating a contrast. Despite its external massiveness, the Church of St. John the Baptist is relatively small.

Experts classify this building as a typical example of the Upper Volga architectural school and often compare it to the Yaroslavl churches of that time. The decorative design of the facades features window frames with keel-shaped kokoshniks and original polychrome tiles, in the production of which craftsmen from Yaroslavl achieved high mastery. Here, original color schemes and patterns for glazed bricks were created, the origins of which are linked to the ornaments of Eastern carpets brought by traders along the Volga from Asia. The tiled decoration of the Baptist Church is considered one of the most beautiful among Uglich churches. The church has preserved unique frescoes created by a collective under the guidance of Uglich icon painter Dmitry Grigoryevich Burenin in 1845. During this period, the church underwent significant reconstruction, particularly altering the porch, the western side of which still retains fragments of the previous decor.

In the 1930s, the monastery was closed, part of the buildings was used as housing, and the churches, for economic purposes, later fell into disrepair. The churches of the former monastery were restored by the 1970s. The Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1997. The last restoration of the John Church took place in the 2010s.