Popovtsy
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The Popovtsy () or Popovschina () are a Christian group in Russia which originated in the 17th century. They were one of the two main factions of Old Believers, along with the Bezpopovtsy ("priestless ones").
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- Historical background
- Spiritual centres of the Popovtsy
- Edinovertsy
- Belokrinitskaya hierarchy
- Beglopopovsty; Novozybkovskaya hierarchy
- Modern situation
- Popovtsy Churches
- The US
- References
- Further reading
The Popovtsy () or Popovschina () are a Christian group in Russia which originated in the 17th century. They were one of the two main factions of Old Believers, along with the Bezpopovtsy ("priestless ones").
==Historical background== After the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow in the 1650s, many members of the Russian Orthodox Church refused to acknowledge the changes which he had made to bring the church in line with the Greek Orthodox Church.
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