Guslitsa
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Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
. Guslitsa is famous for it was almost entirely inhabited by the Old Believers
Old Believers
In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers separated after 1666 from the official Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652–66...
, mainly popovtsy
Popovtsy
The Popovtsy, or Popovschina , were one of the two principal movements of the Old Believers, which was formed by the end of the 17th century in Russia.-Historical backgrounds:As none of the bishops joined the Old Believers The Popovtsy, or Popovschina (Поповцы, Поповщина in Russian; this name...
(Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy
Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy
Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy is the first full and stable church hierarchy created by the Old Believers.The hierarchy was created in 1846 by acceptance of the Greek Metropolitan Ambrose...
, now — Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church
Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church
The Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church is an Eastern Orthodox Church of the Old Believers tradition, born from a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church following the liturgical reforms of Patriarch Nikon in the second half of 17th century...
). Name Guslitsa occurs from the Guslitsa River
Guslitsa River
The Guslitsa River , also known as Guslyanka is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Nerskaya River . It is 36 km in length. Source near the city of Yegoryevsk. Flows all over again on the North, and then on the West, running in the Nerskaya at the village Khoteichi...
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Guslitsa is also well known for its cultural heritage and its home-crafts, mainly hand-written singing books and copper mouldings. Guslitsa has its center in the Rudnya and Ilyinsky Pogost
Ilyinsky Pogost
Ilyinsky Pogost is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Guslitsa River . In the past, it was named Guslitsa and Pogost na Guslitse ....
villages.
Nowadays Guslitsa lies almost entirely within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District
Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District
Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 38 in Moscow Oblast, Russia....
of Moscow Oblast.
The regions neighboring Guslitsa (currently also unofficial) were also mainly inhabited by the old believers
Old Believers
In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers separated after 1666 from the official Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652–66...
and were influenced by the Guslitsa culture a lot. Among them are: Ramenye, Zakhod, Zaponorye
Zaponorye
Zaponorye is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Ponor River .Municipally, the village is a part of Davydovsky Rural Settlement . Population: 135...
, Patriarshina, Vokhna
Vokhna
Vokhna was a village in Bogorodsky Uyezd of Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was also known as Pavlovo and later became a part of the town of Pavlovsky Posad....
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