Nikonites, also known as Nikonians, are followers of the main current of the
Russian Orthodox Church
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, which accepted the reforms undertaken during the reign of
Patriarch Nikon
Nikon ( ru , Ни́кон, Old Russian: ''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 ...
—as opposed to the
Old Believers, who rejected the reforms and maintain strong religious traditions that predate them.
Russian Orthodox Church in Russia
History of the Russian Orthodox Church
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