Danilova
Russia /
Karelija /
Povenets /
World
/ Russia
/ Karelija
/ Povenets
, 95 km from center (Повенец)
World / Russia / Karelia
village, hamlet
Founded by Daniil Vikulov in 1695, a Sacristan of staroobryadtsy (Old Ritualists, Old Orthodox Church). The Vyg Community, also known as the Vyg River Hermitage, was a community of priestless Old Believers founded in 1695 in northern Russia in the Lake Onega region. Led by Andrew and Simeon Denisov, the settlement grew, becoming self-sufficient and a major economic and cultural centre of northern Russia. Its settlers formed one faction of the priestless Old Believers--the "Shore Dwellers." In 1854-55, Nicholas I broke up the community and destroyed many of its buildings.
Wikipedia article: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Данилово_(Карелия)
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Coordinates: 62°57'51"N 35°42'6"E