The Fateful Assembly
In 1654 an Assembly was convened for the first time to sanction the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon. In spite of the presence at the Assembly of the initiator of the reform – the Tsar, a group of priests headed by Bishop Pavel Kolomensky spoke out against the reforms.
’The Fateful Assembly’ (picture by A. D. Kivshenko). Patriarch Nikon offering new prayer-books