Feodosia Morozova
Russian Old Believer martyr (1632–1675) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Feodosia Prokopiyevna Morozova (Russian: Феодосия Прокопьевна Морозова; née Sokovnina (Соковнина); 21 May 1632 – 1 December 1675) was a Russian noblewoman and one of the best-known partisans of the Old Believer movement.[E 1][R 1]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Prokopiyevna and the family name is Morozova.
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Feodosia Morozova | |
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Феодосия Морозова | |
Born | Feodosia Prokopiyevna Sokovnina 21 May 1632 |
Died | 1 December 1675 (age 44) Borovsk, Russia |
Nationality | Russian |
Known for | Old Believers martyr |
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She was perceived as a martyr after she was arrested and died in prison. She was praised in pamphlets shortly after her death, hailed as a rebel by revolutionaries in the 19th century, and is to this day hailed as a holy martyr by the Old Believers.[1]