This is a branch of Eastern Orthodoxy that split from the rest of Orthodoxy in the 17th century over liturgical reforms. Old Believers follow the pre-Nikonian liturgical practices and have their own hierarchy and traditions.
This is a branch of Eastern Orthodoxy that split from the rest of Orthodoxy in the 17th century over liturgical reforms. Old Believers follow the pre-Nikonian liturgical practices and have their own hierarchy and traditions.