Non-possessors
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The non-possessors belonged to a movement in the Russian Orthodox Church in the early 16th century that opposed ecclesiastical land-ownership. It was led by Nilus of Sora and later Maximus the Greek a
Icon of Saint Nil Sorsky, a leader of the non-possessors (1908)
Stoglav Synod
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The Stoglav Synod, also translated as the Hundred Chapter Synod or Council of a Hundred Chapters, was a church council held in Moscow in 1551, with the participation of Tsar Ivan IV, Metropolitan Maca
Non-possessors
…whose followers were known as the Josephites and believed that monastic possessions helped monks. The non-possessors were finally defeated at the Stoglav Synod in 1551. Both Nilus and Joseph were canonized. The non-possessors are similar to other movements in Christianity, the Spiritual Franciscans for example…
A portrait of Ivan IV, who requested the synod, in the Tsarsky titulyarnik
Services during the council were held in the Dormition Cathedral on the right, while working sessions were held in the Palace of Facets on the left.
The title page of the Stoglav code developed at the synod