Old Believers

Summary

Old Believers is a Christian denominational family^[1]. It draws 3,544 Wikipedia views per month (christian_denominational_family category, ranking #15 of 38).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Believers's instance of is recorded as Christian denominational family^[3].
• Old Believers is a type of Eastern Orthodoxy^[4].
• Old Believers is a type of non-canonical Eastern Orthodox churches^[5].
• Old Believers's Commons category is recorded as Old Believers^[6].
• Old Believers's country of origin is recorded as Tsardom of Russia^[7].
• Old Believers comprises Popovtsy^[8].
• Old Believers comprises Bezpopovtsy^[9].
• 1666 marks the founding of Old Believers^[10].
• Old Believers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old Believer movement^[11].
• Old Believers's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=old_believers^[12].
• Old Believers's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[13].
• Old Believers's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Old Believers's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Old Believers's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Old Believers's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Church Slavonic^[17].
• Old Believers's different from is recorded as Old Calendarism^[18].
• Old Believers's significant person is recorded as Avvakum^[19].
• Old Believers's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Slavic liturgy^[20].
• Old Believers's in opposition to is recorded as Russian Orthodox Church^[21].

Body

Founding

1666 marks the founding of Old Believers^[10].

Why It Matters

Old Believers draws 3,544 Wikipedia views per month (christian_denominational_family category, ranking #15 of 38).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]