On Some Aspects of Legal Status of Parish Clergy of Russian Orthodox Church in the Second Half of 19<sup>th</sup> - Early 20<sup>th</sup> Centuries (Based on Material of the Central Black Еarth dioceses)

The article is devoted to the study of the legal status of the parish clergy of the Orthodox Russian Church in the second half of 19th - early 20th centuries. On the basis of archival documents and published sources, the privileges and advantages of the clergy are considered. Particular attention is...

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Main Author: S. A. Ikonnikov
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Language:Russian
Published: Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov 2019-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/1207
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On Some Aspects of Legal Status of Parish Clergy of Russian Orthodox Church in the Second Half of 19<sup>th</sup> - Early 20<sup>th</sup> Centuries (Based on Material of the Central Black Еarth dioceses)
Научный диалог
orthodox church
post-reform russia
dioceses of the central chernozem region
parish clergy
legal status of clergy
title On Some Aspects of Legal Status of Parish Clergy of Russian Orthodox Church in the Second Half of 19<sup>th</sup> - Early 20<sup>th</sup> Centuries (Based on Material of the Central Black Еarth dioceses)
title_full On Some Aspects of Legal Status of Parish Clergy of Russian Orthodox Church in the Second Half of 19<sup>th</sup> - Early 20<sup>th</sup> Centuries (Based on Material of the Central Black Еarth dioceses)
title_fullStr On Some Aspects of Legal Status of Parish Clergy of Russian Orthodox Church in the Second Half of 19<sup>th</sup> - Early 20<sup>th</sup> Centuries (Based on Material of the Central Black Еarth dioceses)
title_full_unstemmed On Some Aspects of Legal Status of Parish Clergy of Russian Orthodox Church in the Second Half of 19<sup>th</sup> - Early 20<sup>th</sup> Centuries (Based on Material of the Central Black Еarth dioceses)
title_short On Some Aspects of Legal Status of Parish Clergy of Russian Orthodox Church in the Second Half of 19<sup>th</sup> - Early 20<sup>th</sup> Centuries (Based on Material of the Central Black Еarth dioceses)
title_sort on some aspects of legal status of parish clergy of russian orthodox church in the second half of 19 sup th sup early 20 sup th sup centuries based on material of the central black еarth dioceses
topic orthodox church
post-reform russia
dioceses of the central chernozem region
parish clergy
legal status of clergy
url https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/1207
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