Fedoseevtsy

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Fedoseevtsy are a radical priestless sect within the Old Believers movement in Russia, known for their strict asceticism and rejection of state and church authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Believer sect
religious movement
countryOfOrigin Russia
differsFrom priestly Old Believers (popovtsy) NERFINISHED
ethnicContext Russians
follows Old Believer liturgical books
geographicRegion Northern Russia NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
Volga region NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic anti-clerical
anti-state
ascetic
priestless (bespopovtsy)
radical
hasViewOnChurch belief that the true church has disappeared from the world
hasViewOnWorld apocalyptic
historicalContext result of the Raskol (Russian church schism)
historicalPeriod post-schism Russian Orthodox era
languageOfWorship Church Slavonic
moralCode condemnation of luxury
emphasis on personal piety
strict sexual morality
opposes integration with the official Russian Orthodox Church
sacraments administered by official Orthodox clergy
organizationalStructure absence of ordained hierarchy
lay-led communities
partOf priestless Old Believers (bespopovtsy) NERFINISHED
practices communal prayer without priests
confession without ordained clergy
rigorous asceticism
strict fasting
rejects Nikonian church reforms
Russian Orthodox Church hierarchy NERFINISHED
priesthood after the fall of the “true” church
state authority in religious matters
relatedMovement other bespopovtsy Old Believer concords
religiousBranchOf Russian Orthodoxy (pre-reform rite) NERFINISHED
religiousOrientation Eastern Christian
religiousTradition Old Believers NERFINISHED
sharesBeliefsWith other Old Believers regarding pre-reform rituals
socialEthic rejection of state institutions in religious life
separation from secular society
typeOfAsceticism communal and lay asceticism
usesRite pre-reform Russian Orthodox rite
viewOnOfficialChurch official church as fallen and illegitimate
viewOnState state as spiritually corrupt

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Old Believers hasPart Fedoseevtsy