Raskol (раскол, rɐˈskol, meaning `split` or `schism`) was the event of splitting of the Russian Orthodox Church into an official church and the Old Believers movement in the mid-17th century, triggered by the reforms of Patriarch Nikon in 1653, and aiming to establish uniformity between Greek and Russian church practices. ==The Raskol ...
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(Russian: `Schism`), division in the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century over reforms in liturgy and forms of worship. Over the centuries, ... [1 related articles]
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