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Diaconoftchins
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a sect of Raskolniks (q.v.), or dissenters from the Russo-Greek Church. They derived their name from the διάκονος or deacon Alexander, their founder. He belonged to the Church at Veska, but separated from it in 1706, in consequence of a dispute which had arisen relative to some ecclesiastical ceremonies.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Diaconoftchins'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/diaconoftchins.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Diaconoftchins'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/diaconoftchins.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
