Old Believers' Church - a purely Russian phenomenon, resulting from the split of the Orthodox Church, which occurred in the second half of the XVII century.It can serve as a visual aid to the discussion on the topic "The identity and history" when the will of one ambitious man, now would call him a "Westerner" in the faith of the country for centuries are brought bloody feuds.Years later it acknowledged that no particular progressive component, as well as needs for reforms Nikon were not, and the harm inflicted a lot.
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Old Believer church itself, everything connected with it, is tragic, "black" pages of Russian history.Modern man is hard to understand why because certain changes in the rites of villages were burnt, people starved and betrayed martyrdom.Orthodox killing each other with cruelty.As long as no Nikon became patriarch, he was rather pretended to like-minded members of the "zealots Mug", which was headed by the royal chaplain Stephen Boniface.In this organization preached the idea of the identity of Russian Orthodoxy.It included Habakkuk and Petrov and Ivan Nero, which later Nikon banished into exile, where they were martyred.
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The reforms originally received the new patriarch in sole right, society was split into two parts, one of which had a Nikon active opposition (so Solovetsky Monastery Tsarevo army besieging 8 years).Such a rejection of the patriarch did not stop, he legalized his reforms convening the Moscow Cathedral in 1954, which approved and adopted them.Disagreement showed only one bishop - Paul Koloiensky.Old Believers' Church (one of the names of opponents of the reforms) is outside the law.Nikon went further - he turned for help to the Constantinopolitan patriarch, which in 1655 also received approval.In spite of all the persecution, resistance in the community grew, and in 1685 at the state level, Princess Sophia had issued a decree which put an outlaw of the Old Believers.Began a bloody persecution, which continued during the reign of Nicholas I.
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And only under Alexander II ardent harassment stopped.Due to the king issued "Regulation" Old Believers Church was legalized.Its followers were able not only to send the service, but also to open the school to go abroad and to hold high public office.But only in 1971, the official church Russia recognized wrongness Councils in 1656 and 1667's, in which the Old Believers anathema.The idea, which was guided by Nikon to make Russian church meets the spirit of the time, that is, to bring it into full compliance with the Greek.He thought that in this way, Russia integrated into the developed countries of Europe.These people have always been in Russia.They have caused and cause a lot of damage to our homeland, drawing its western world.
Adherents of faith
a result of age-old persecutions Russian Old Believer Church geographically located in the north of European Russia, where its influence is now quite considerable.In our country, there are up to 2 million Old Believers.This is a very impressive number that exceeds the representatives of some other faiths living in Russia.The fact that in matters of faith is required tolerance - the truth.The representatives of this religious faith directions are is not the maniacal commitment ceremonies, but the fact that the Orthodox Old Believers Church considers itself the only true successor of the Russian Church, which existed before the introduction of the "Nikon News".Therefore, its supporters over the centuries, in spite of the terrible persecution, defended their faith, thereby preserved and survived these priceless elements of Old Russian culture as utensils, old manuscripts, icons, rituals, singing, poetry and spiritual tradition of speech.A whole layer of Russian culture.
Epoch indulgences
In both capitals of Russia after the indulgences open religious institutions of Old Believers.It should be noted that the movement itself has many varieties - and popovtsy bespopovtsy, which in turn are divided even on some types.However, the ultimate dream of most of the Old Believers had a desire to be their bishop.It became possible only after 1846, after ordination to the Old Believers Greek Metropolitan Bishops Ambrose.It happened all in the White Krynica.On behalf of the village arose named Belokrinitskaya hierarchy, which is the modern Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church.
main temple on the territory of Russia, the main church of this denomination (type of religion or religious organization) is the Cathedral of the Intercession (Rogozhsky lane 29).This is the main church of Old Believers in Moscow.The history of its origin dates back to the plague (1771), imposed when the cemetery outside the city.For Collegiate Chamber of the shaft formed Old Believers cemetery, later there was a settlement, and after 20 years is quite a rich community needs its own church, ordered the building project itself Matvey Kazakov.Old Believers swung widely, but as a result of the opposing actions of Metropolitan Gabriel instead of a huge five-domed church was allowed to build-dome, and decreased building height.But the Russian Orthodox Church of Old Believers only in 1905, in April received her temple, as in 1856, denounced by Metropolitan Filaret door of the church to the cemetery Rogozhskoe were sealed.The opening of the church in 1905, the Old Believers noted as a special holiday.
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Russia has a lot of religious buildings that denomination.Thus, only in the Moscow region of 40, the same amount and in the capital itself.Russian Old Believers Orthodox Church has its prayer houses and chapels in almost all areas of Moscow.Lists them are widely available.The current Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Cornelius, very subtly builds its relations with the official church, and with the authorities, with the result that he met with the President of the country.VV Putin.Home Old Believer church in Moscow, Pokrovsky church is the cathedral and the residence of the Patriarch of Cornelius.Another name for this church - Summer Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin.A lot of churches and cathedrals of the Old Believers are named after the Holy Virgin, because it is their main patron and intercessor.The project involved the size of the temple, exceeding the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin.Order of Catherine II, they have been changed.Rogozhskaya Old Believer church is located in the same historic area of Moscow, known as Rogozhskaya settlement that arose on the left bank of the River Yauza, near the village of Androhina in the XVI century.The first temple of wood originated here in the XVII century, and in 1776 it was already erected Old Believer merchants here my first church in Moscow (St. Nicholas), and then M. Kazakov built Pokrovsky temple.
Old Believers Church in St. Petersburg
has its places of worship and drevnepravoslavie Petersburg.Old Believers' church oldest in the Northern capital Ligovskaia community located on the transport lane.The temple, built on a special project of the architect P. Pavlov, was built in just two years, but open to worshipers immediately after the revolution, he immediately closed.Revived and registered by Ministry of Justice in 2004, Ligovski Old Believer community received their temple back in 2005.Besides him in St. Petersburg are still religious institutions 7 ancient Orthodox Church of Christ.
