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Raja Old Believers cemetery

Raja Old Believers cemetery

Raja's Old Believers cemetery lies beside the main street of the long lakeside village of Kükita, right on the shore of Lake Peipus, where Russian Old Believers settled after fleeing religious persecution. Among those buried here is Gavriil Frolov, the founder of a school of icon painting. The cemetery was declared a cultural monument in 1997.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Raja vanausuliste kalmistu asub pika Kükita küla peatänava ääres otse Peipsi järve kaldal, kuhu vene vanausulised asusid pärast usulise tagakiusamise eest põgenemist. Siia on maetud teiste seas Gavriil Frolov, ikoonimaali koolkonna rajaja. Kalmistu tunnistati kultuurimälestiseks 1997. aastal.

Map of the area around Raja Old Believers cemetery
58.80844° N, 26.95072° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_vanausuliste_kalmistu ↗

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