GREBENCHIKOVA CHURCH OF THE OLD BELIEVERS

Originally built of wood in 1760, the present Grebenchikova Orthodox Church dates from 1814 and is recognizable by its golden dome. It is now home to a large congregation of Old Believers and many icons that they took with them when they fled from Russia in the 18th century. The Old Believers are members of a separatist group in the Russian Orthodox Church who refused reforms introduced from 1666 onwards.