Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church

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The Pomorian Old Orthodox Church (‹The

Czar
(моление за царя), and a major split during the 1800s, between Novopomortsy ("New Pomortsy"), who recognized marriage, and Staropomortsy ("Old Pomortsy"), who did not.

History

Pomorian lestovka

The Pomorian soglasiye (

Raskol
(schism) priests of the Russian Orthodox Church. In the absence of the priesthood, they began to elect literate laity to conduct services.

The Pomorian creed was formed in 1694, when the Vygovsky men's monastery (

Vyg river, which became the spiritual center for the entire creed from the early 17th to the middle 19th century as well as an ideological center for the priestless Old Believers. On the basis of the Solovetsky Monastery
rules, the Pomorian service rules for the laity were created without words, which were given by priests.

In 1706, the Leksinskiy female monastery was founded. The Vygovsky monastery is famous for compiling its “Pomorian Answers,” which became the basis of its religious doctrine. In 1738, some Pomorians had started praying for the Tsar. This provoked a split in their community. Those that have not accepted praying for the Czar (моление за царя) during their services, formed the Filippovskiy (who also practiced self-immolation) and the Fedoseevtsy agreements. These subsequent groups also experienced additional divisions and splits later on.

Initially Pomortsy denied the sanctity of marriage. However, in the early 1830s, the Pomorian community became divided on the issue into Staropomortsy (Old-Pomorians), who continued to deny the sanctity of marriage, and the Novopomortsy (New-Pomorians), who allowed the transfer of property by inheritance and legalized marital relations outside the church marriage. The Novopomortsy also attracted members from other

Old Believer
groups who are disgruntled with the strict attitude towards marriage.

The official church registered with the government as a "church organization" after the "Freedom of Religion" manifesto publication on April 17, 1905. The first All-Russian Pomorian Council was held from May 1–10, 1909, in Moscow, the second in 1912. Local communities of Pomorians also became important economic centers of northern Russia in the early 19th century.

After the revolution of 1917, Pomorians outside of Russia have formed organizational centers in their countries of residence.

Organization

The Church of Our Lady of the Sign of Old Believers (of the New-Pomorian Confession), St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Pomorian Old Orthodox Churches are headed by National Councils and Spiritual Commissions in Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine. There are also Pomorian parishes in the United States, Brazil, and elsewhere. According to 2001 data, in Lithuania there are over 27,000 Old Believers in 59 officially registered parishes of the Pomorian Church.[2] According to 2021 data, in Latvia there are 65 officially registered parishes of the Pomorian Church.

  • Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Russia (Russian: Российский Совет Древлеправославной Поморской Церкви)
Chairman - Vladimir Viktorovich Shamarin (since March 2018)[3]
  • Supreme Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Churches in Vilnius, Lithuania (Russian: Высший Совет Древлеправославной Поморской Церкви Литвы)
Chairman - Grigory Boyarov (since February 2007)[4]
  • Central Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Churches in Latvia (Russian: Центральный Совет Древлеправославной Поморской церкви Латвии)
acting Chairman - John Zhilko (since 2021)
  • Union of Pomorian Old Believer Parishes in Estonia (Russian: Союз старообрядческих приходов Эстонии)
Chairman - Paul G. Varunin (since 1998)[5]
  • Supreme Council of the Pomorian Old Believers Churches in the Eastern Republic of Poland (Russian: Высший Совет Восточной Старообрядческой Церкви в Польской Республике)
Chairman - Mieczyslaw Terent'evich Kaplans (since July 2006)[6]
  • Central Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Churches in the Republic of Belarus (Russian: Центральный Совет Древлеправославной Поморской Церкви в Республике Беларусь)
Chairman - Alexander Belov (since October 2010)[7]
  • Central Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Churches in Ukraine (Russian: Центрального Совета Древлеправославная Поморская Церкови Украины)
Chairman - Nicola Venediktovich Babichev (since May 2003)[8]

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ Runaway priests: the ones who deserted the mainstream Russian Orthodoxy, the practice known as beglopopovtsy
  2. ^ "Иерархия церквей | Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь Литвы".
  3. ^ "Избран Председатель Российского Совета ДПЦ". 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Иерархия церквей | Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь Литвы".
  5. ^ "Иерархия церквей | Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь Эстонии".
  6. ^ "Иерархия церквей | Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь Польши".
  7. ^ "Иерархия церквей | Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь Белоруси".
  8. ^ "Иерархия церквей | Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь Украины".

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