Russian Old Rite Orthodox Christian Church
Lidcombe, NSW 2141
Church Information
| Church Name: | Russian Old Rite Orthodox Christian Church |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Orthodox (All) |
| Street Address: | 56-58 Vaughan St, Lidcombe NSW 2141, Australia |
| Suburb: | Lidcombe |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2141 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. |
| Date Opened: | unknown |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
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The Russian Old Rite Orthodox Christian Church, Lidcombe - no other details are known.
'The Old Believers, also known as Old Ritualists, came into existence as the result of a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century. The Russian Church had adopted certain liturgical usages that differed from those of the Greeks. Patriarch Nikon (1605~1681) introduced changes intended to make Russian practices conform to Greek usage. This was offensive to some Russian Orthodox who believed that it was legitimate for the Russian Church to adopt its own traditions.'[Extract form:https://cnewa.org/eastern-christian-churches/toc/orthodox-church/orthodox-churches-of-irregular-status/the-old-believers/]
More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 17/10/2020.
Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://cdn.australia247.info/assets/uploads/d2eaac1c6e1e40f19f8e8493c53017d6_-new-south-wales-cumberland-council-lidcombe-russian-old-rite-orthodox-christian-churchhtml.jpg
Note: Photograph attribution/source - By J Bar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2767232
