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Nikon (Russian: Ни́кон, Old Russian: Нїконъ), born Nikita Minin (Никита Минин; 7 May 1605 – 17 August 1681) was the seventh Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving officially from 1652 to 1666.
Nikon (born 1605, Veldemanovo, Russia—died Aug. 1 [Aug. 27, New Style], 1681, en route to Moscow) was a religious leader who unsuccessfully attempted to establish the primacy of the Orthodox church over the state in Russia.
Nov 20, 2012 · Nikon of Moscow (1605-81) was patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1652 to 1658, during which he oversaw and enforced extensive revision of the church service books and practices in Russia to bring them in line with the books and practices of the Churches of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Alexandria.
On July 25, 1652, Nikon was consecrated patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. Nikon was chosen patriarch to direct a reform program advocated by the Zealots of Piety and supported by the tsar.
NIKON, PATRIARCH (Nikita Minin, 1605 – 1681), patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' (1652 – 1666), best known for initiating liturgical reforms that were strongly opposed by the Old Believers. Nikon's quest for power and wealth generated hostility among the Kremlin elite and eventually led to his deposition by Tsar Alexis I Mikhailovich (ruled ...
Nikon was a zealous pastor, a popular preacher, and a promoter of the evangelization of Siberia. The liturgical reforms he decreed in 1653 brought the Russian liturgy to closer conformity with Greek and Ukrainian customs but suppressed numerous Russian traditional practices.
Nikon, born Nikita Minin was the seventh Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving officially from 1652 to 1666. He was renowned for his eloquence, energy, piety and close ties to Tsar Alexis of Russia.
