Old Believers
Eastern Orthodox Christians who resist reforms of Nikon in 1652–1666, religious movement in Imperial Russia
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Old Believers
Summary
Old Believers is a Christian denominational family[1]. It draws 3,628 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].
- Old Believers's P14692 is recorded as Bernsdorf[22].
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Founding
1666 marks the founding of Old Believers[10].
Why It Matters
Old Believers draws 3,628 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.[23] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]