The Molokans (also calling themselves “truly Spiritual Christians”) were a protestant cult that appeared in XVIth century Russia that rejected the dogmas of the Russian Orthodox Church. From 1765, the followers of this faith started calling themselves “molokans”, because they drank mil (moloko in Russian) and ate diary products during fasting – thing forbidden by the ecclesiastical authorities in Russia (according to Molokan faith, fasting is necessary, but it implies abstinence from all kind of food – as the Savior did). Continue reading
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