Feodosia Morozova
Feodosia Prokopiyevna Morozova (Russian: Феодосия Прокопьевна Морозова; née Sokovnina (Соковнина); 21 May 1632 – 1 December 1675) was a Russian noblewoman and one of the best-known partisans of the Old Believer movement.
Feodosia Morozova | |
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| Феодосия Морозова | |
| Born | Feodosia Prokopiyevna Sokovnina 21 May 1632 |
| Died | 1 December 1675 (age 44) Borovsk, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | Old Believers martyr |
She was perceived as a martyr after she was arrested and died in prison. She was praised in pamphlets shortly after her death, hailed as a rebel by revolutionaries in the 19th century, and is to this day hailed as a holy martyr by the Old Believers.
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