Matvei Bashkin
Charged with heresy for denial of the doctrine of the Trinity
About Matvei Bashkin
Matvei Bashkin was a Russian.
Matvei Semyonovich Bashkin was a Russian boyar scion in the time of Ivan the Terrible charged with heresy for denial of the doctrine of the Trinity along with abbot Artemy the former abbot of Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery. In 1553 he organised a circle of gentry in Moscow and began to teach against the Orthodox Church. He was beaten and sentenced to imprisonment in the Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery where he died.
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Who was Matvei Bashkin?
charged with heresy for denial of the doctrine of the Trinity
When did Matvei Bashkin die?
Matvei Bashkin died in Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery.
What nationality was Matvei Bashkin?
Matvei Bashkin was Russian.
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