Popovtsy
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Popovtsy are a faction of Russian Old Believers who retained a priestly hierarchy and sacramental priesthood after rejecting the liturgical reforms of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Popovtsy canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Believer group
ⓘ
religious faction ⓘ |
| confessionalFamily | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Bespopovtsy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
acceptance of priests
ⓘ
maintenance of sacramental system ⓘ |
| emergedDuring | Raskol (Russian Church Schism) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Russian ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Baltic states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ diaspora communities ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rejection of Nikonian liturgical reforms
ⓘ
retention of priestly hierarchy ⓘ sacramental priesthood ⓘ use of pre-reform Russian Orthodox rites ⓘ |
| hasClergy |
bishops
ⓘ
deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| hasSacraments |
Anointing of the Sick
ⓘ
Baptism ⓘ Chrismation ⓘ Confession ⓘ Eucharist NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Orders ⓘ Marriage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | Russian ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Church Slavonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Nikonian reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church reforms of the 17th century ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | parish communities ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Russian Empire authorities
ⓘ
official Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| practices | traditional Russian Orthodox rituals ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Belokrinitskaya hierarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Believer Church of the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | priestly Old Believers ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Old Believers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | true Orthodox Christians ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | traditionalist Russian Orthodox ⓘ |
| uses | pre-Nikonian liturgical books ⓘ |
| usesRite | Old Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewsReformsAs | heretical innovation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.