Patriarch Nikon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Patriarch Nikon, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Russia.

3 records1652–16583 events1 places

Chronological biography

1652

Chief Minister1652

Government / Government of Russia · Chief Minister · Moscow

Appointed Chief Minister

Reform of Government1652

Government / Government of Russia · Chief Minister · Moscow

Begins to reform the Russian Church on the Greek Church

1658

Resignation of Patriarch Nikon1658

Government / Government of Russia · Chief Minister · Moscow

Threatens to resign to speed up Church Reforms, to his surprise the offer is accepted

Titles and roles

Chief Minister

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.