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Bespopovtsy (Russian: Безпоповцы, "priestless") is one of the two major strains of Old Believers, the one that rejects priests and a number of church rites, such as the Eucharist. The reasoning behind this is a belief that any priest or hierarch who has used the Nikonian Rites has forfeited Apostolic Succession.
There are several confessions of them: Pomortsy, Fedoseyans, Filippians, Beguny ("Runners"), Netovtsy/Netovshchina, and some others.
See also
- Popovtsy, another major strain of Old Believers, the ones who accept priests.
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