Nikonians (Orthodox Christianity)

Nikonians are followers of the main current of the Russian Orthodox Church, which accepted the reforms undertaken during the reign of Patriarch Nikon - as opposed to the Old Believers, who rejected the reforms and maintain strong religious traditions that predate them.

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