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: Well, "Old Believers" is the most usual name in English, and it's how they're listed in printed encyclopedias. "Old Ritualists" is the more literal translation of the Russian name (I believe). --[[User:ASDamick|Rdr. Andrew]] 22:02, 15 Apr 2005 (CDT) | : Well, "Old Believers" is the most usual name in English, and it's how they're listed in printed encyclopedias. "Old Ritualists" is the more literal translation of the Russian name (I believe). --[[User:ASDamick|Rdr. Andrew]] 22:02, 15 Apr 2005 (CDT) | ||
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| + | Metropolitan Macarius, and others point toward the state, and not the patriarch, as the main cause. | ||
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If they're more properly known as Old Ritualists, shouldn't that be the title of the page, with Old Believers getting a redirect? --magda 21:38, 15 Apr 2005 (CDT)
- Well, "Old Believers" is the most usual name in English, and it's how they're listed in printed encyclopedias. "Old Ritualists" is the more literal translation of the Russian name (I believe). --Rdr. Andrew 22:02, 15 Apr 2005 (CDT)
Did Patriarch Nikon cause the schism as this article suggests? Perhaps this should be discussed much more.
http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/nikon.htm
Metropolitan Macarius, and others point toward the state, and not the patriarch, as the main cause.
