some similarities with Bogomils and Cathars, based on surviving sources they didn't have a dogmatic system of theology and did not disagree with the Orthodox church about Christology and on soteriology, instead most of their disagreements being with ecclesiology. Petrushko, judging by the fact that the Photius believed it possible to return the Strigolniki to the Church, their disagreement with Orthodox dogma was not as dramatic as among the Sect of Skhariya the Jew. M. V. Pechnikov argued that the Strigolniki merely rejected the Orthodox priesthood, simony and confession to clergy, while not denying the sacraments of the Orthodox church nor most dogma. Obolensky has instead suggested that the Strigolniki were born from Bogomil or Cathar missionaries in Russia during the time of the Kievan Rus. Stephen of Perm said that the Strigolniki do not confess their sins to clergy but instead to the ground, however the meaning of what Stephen of Perm meant is not clear. History Deacon Karp found many followers in Pskov, but had to move to Novgorod to avoid persecution. Some scholars argue that Archbishop of Novgorod Vasilii Kalika (1330–1352) ignored the heresy, but that his successors, Moisei (1325–1330; 1352–1359), and Aleksei (1359–1388) took firm measures against the heretics. In 1375, enraged citizens of Novgorod threw three heretics from the bridge into the Volkhov River. Beginning in 1382, the sect was opposed by Archbishop Dionysios of Suzdal. Stephen or Perm wrote a letter to Nilus of Constantinople in 1382 about the Strigolniki. However, the teachings of the Strigolniki lived on. They spread widely in Novgorod, in Pskov, and also in Tver, where bishops Feodor Dobry and Yevfimiy Vislen came forward with support for the movement. In the early 15th century Photius, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia, denounced the Strigolniki teachings. The Strigolniki disappeared during the 15th century due to persecution. The last mention of the Strigolniki came in 1487. See also Protestantism in Russia Spiritual Christianity References Christian denominations in Russia 14th-century Eastern Orthodoxy 15th-century Eastern Orthodoxy Novgorod Republic History of Pskov Eastern Orthodoxy in medieval Russia