Schism of the Russian Orthodox Church
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The Schism of the Russian Orthodox Church was a 17th-century religious split in Russia, when reforms to church rituals and texts led to a lasting division between the official church and the dissenting Old Believers.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
event in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church
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historical event → religious schism → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Raskol
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Russian Church Schism → |
| country |
Tsardom of Russia
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| describedBySource |
Russian church chronicles
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modern scholarship on Russian religious history → writings of Avvakum → |
| endTime |
no formal end; division persists
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| fieldOfWork |
church history
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| hasCause |
changes to church rituals and ceremonies
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liturgical reforms of Patriarch Nikon → revisions of Russian Orthodox service books → |
| hasEffect |
development of separate Old Believer hierarchy in later centuries
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division between official Russian Orthodox Church and Old Believers → formation of Old Believer communities → migration of Old Believers to remote regions of Russia → persecution of Old Believers → social marginalization of Old Believer communities → |
| hasPart |
change in spelling and pronunciation of the name of Jesus in liturgical texts
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reform of the sign of the cross from two fingers to three fingers → revision of the number of alleluias in certain chants → standardization of rituals with contemporary Greek Orthodox practice → |
| location |
Russia
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| mainSubject |
Old Believers
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Russian Orthodox Church → |
| opposedBy |
Old Believers
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traditionalist clergy in Russia → |
| partOf |
history of Christianity in Russia
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history of Eastern Orthodoxy → |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| result |
creation of Old Ritualist movements
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emergence of priestly and priestless Old Believer groups → long-term fragmentation within Russian Orthodoxy → |
| significantPerson |
Avvakum Petrov
NERFINISHED
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Boyarina Feodosia Morozova → Patriarch Nikon of Moscow → Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia NERFINISHED → |
| startTime |
1650s
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circa 1652 → |
| supportedBy |
Patriarch Nikon
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Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich NERFINISHED → |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Schism of the Russian Orthodox Church
("Raskol")
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Schism of the Russian Orthodox Church ("Russian Church Schism") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Old Believers
("Raskol (schism) in the Russian Orthodox Church")
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historicalEvent |
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Alexis of Russia
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notableEvent |
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Tsardom of Russia
("Raskol (schism in Russian Orthodoxy)")
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religiousEvent |