RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow

1605 - 1681

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Nikon (Russian: Ни́кон, Old spelling: 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. He was renowned for his eloquence, energy, piety and close ties to Tsar Alexis of Russia. Nikon introduced many reforms, including liturgical reforms that were unpopular among conservatives. These divisions eventually led to a lasting schism known as Raskol (schism) in the Russian Orthodox Church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patriarch Nikon of Moscow is the 918th most popular religious figure (down from 732nd in 2019), the 362nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 268th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow was most famous for his reforms that attempted to bring the Russian Orthodox Church in line with the practices of the Greek Orthodox Church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow ranks 918 out of 3,187. Before him are Charles Spurgeon, Juan Diego, Primož Trubar, Cyriacus, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, and Giuseppe Moscati. After him are Killing of Peter Fechter, Sasan, Peter Chrysologus, Charalambos, Guru Angad, and Ravi Shankar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1605, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow ranks 7. Before him are Philip IV of Spain, Tianqi Emperor, Fatma Sultan, Giacomo Carissimi, Adriaen Brouwer, and Gevherhan Sultan. After him are Şehzade Mehmed, Ayşe Sultan, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Thomas Browne, Semyon Dezhnev, and Simon Dach. Among people deceased in 1681, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow ranks 4. Before him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Jahanara Begum, and Gerard ter Borch. After him are Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, Justus Sustermans, Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Zheng Jing, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Hermann Conring, and Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow ranks 362 out of 3,761. Before him are Leonid Govorov (1897), Karl Bryullov (1799), Alexander Litvinenko (1962), Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia (1876), Lila Kedrova (1918), and Anton Arensky (1861). After him are Pavel Nakhimov (1802), Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817), Dmitri Ivanovsky (1864), Jani Beg (1300), Nikolai Patrushev (1951), and Vera Menchik (1906).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow ranks 8. Before him are Vladimir the Great (958), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), and Avvakum (1620). After him are Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Eugen Sandow (1867), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Aleksandr Akimov (1953), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), and Nicholas of Japan (1836).

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