Russian Molokan, Fioletovo, Armenia.> Photo: Камалян001 (2012).The Molokans (Russian: Молока́не)
Russian Molokan, Fioletovo, Armenia.> Photo: Камалян001 (2012).The Molokans (Russian: Молока́не) are a religious sect, among Russian peasants (serfs), who broke away from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1550s. Molokans denied the Czar’s divine right to rule and rejected icons. They also reject the Trinity as outlined by the Nicene Creed, the Orthodox fasts, military service, the eating of unclean foods, and other practices, including water baptism. They claim to be the direct descendants of the ancient Armenian “Paulicians”, who became known as the “Bogomils” of Thrace, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Serbia. Molokan means “milk drinkers” in Russian.Fioletovo is a village in Armenia founded in 1840s by Molokan settlers. -- source link
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