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There were several Christian denominations who fled from western Europe to Russia during the time of Catherine the Great, as she provided them with asylum. Man
by lotharbot 16y ago
There were several Christian denominations who fled from western Europe to Russia during the time of Catherine the Great, as she provided them with asylum. Many of those groups fled from Russia starting in 1917, including Eastern Orthodox, Jesuits, Mennonites, and many others Christian denominations, as well as quite a few Jews.
- zeteo 16y agoI see your point about Catherine the Great and Mennonites, however: Jesuits = an order, not a denomination; Jesuits are Catholics Eastern Orthodox = 90+% of Russians belong to this denomination; not one of the groups welcomed by Catherine and fleeing later