Ivan Neronov

Ivan Neronov was a Russian priest who became a prominent leader of the Old Believers. The Old Believers were a group who opposed the liturgical reforms imposed on the Russian Orthodox Church by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1667. These reforms aimed to align Russian practices with Greek Orthodox traditions, but they were met with resistance from those who wished to preserve the older Russian rites.1234

Neronov, along with Archpriest Avvakum Petrovich, was a key figure in this opposition. The schism, known as the Raskol, led to the severe persecution of the Old Believers. Neronov's resistance to Nikon's reforms placed him at the center of this significant crisis within the Russian church.423