DEVELOPMENT OF ORTHODOX LITURGICAL INSTITUTIONS SYSTEM OF TOMSK DIOCESE IN THE LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURIES

Abstract

The paper aims at considering the development of the Orthodox liturgical institutions of Tomsk diocese in the late 19th – early 20th centuries. The author concludes that the system of Orthodox liturgical institutions of the diocese was characterized by high growth rates, which was associated with the resettlement policy, land development and construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Keywords

• russian orthodox church
• tomsk diocese
• church building