Bespopovtsy
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Bespopovtsy (Russian: Беспоповцы, "priestless") is one of the two major strains of Old Believers, the one that rejects priests and a number of church rites, such as eucharist. There are several confessions of them: Pomortsy, Fedoseyans, Filippians, Beguny ("Runners"), Netovtsy/Netovshchina, and some others.
[edit] See also
- Popovtsy, another major strain of Old Believers, the ones who accept priests.