Archbishop Nikon (Rozhdestvensky) about the relationship of Church and state power in Russia

Authors

  • Alexander Ilyashenko Lomonosov Moscow State University, St. Tikhon Orthodox University

Keywords:

Archbishop Nikon (Rozhdestvensky), State Power in Russia, Ecclesiastical Power in Russia, interrelations of State Power and Ecclesiastical Power in Russia, Holy Synod, State Council, Russian Orthodox Church, Imperor, Tsar

Abstract

The article examines the views of Archbishop Nikon (Rozhdestvensky) on the relationship between Church and state authorities at the beginning of the XX century. Being a member of the Holy Synod and the State Council at the same time, i. e. an ecclesiastical and a state fi gure at the same time, Archbishop Nikon took care of the independence of the Church authority and its harmonious relationship with the state authority.

Author Biography

Alexander Ilyashenko, Lomonosov Moscow State University, St. Tikhon Orthodox University

The master’s student of the Faculty of History of M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
and the Bachelor of the Faculty of Theology of St. Tikhon Orthodox University

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Published

2024-02-03

Issue

No. 2(10) (2021)

Section

Researches