Patriarch Nikon of Moscow

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Nikon
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
Detail of Patriarch Nikon in painting, c. 1660–1665
Church	Russian Orthodox Church
See	Moscow
Installed	1652
Term ended	1666
Predecessor	Patriarch Joseph of Moscow
Successor	Patriarch Joasaphus II of Moscow
Personal details
Born	Никита Минин (1605-05-07)7 May 1605 Veldemanovo near Nizhny Novgorod, Tsardom of Russia
Died	17 August 1681(1681-08-17) (aged 76) Church of St. Nicholas in Tropino, Yaroslavl, Tsardom of Russia
Buried	New Jerusalem Monastery

Nikon (Russian: Ни́кон, Old spelling: Нїконъ), born Nikita Minin (Никита Минин; 7 May 1605 – 17 August 1681) was the seventh Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving officially from 1652 to 1666. He was renowned for his eloquence, energy, piety and close ties to Tsar Alexis of Russia. Nikon introduced many reforms, including liturgical reforms that were unpopular among conservatives. These divisions eventually led to a lasting schism known as Raskol (schism) in the Russian Orthodox Church. For many years, he was a dominant political figure, often equaling or even overshadowing the Tsar. In December 1667, Nikon was tried by a synod of church officials, deprived of all his sacerdotal functions, and reduced to the status of a simple monk.