Filippians or Philippians (Russian: филипповцы) was a soglasiye (confession, literally, "agreement") of the Bespopovtsy (the "priestless") strain of Old Believers.
They detached themselves from Pomortsy under the leadership of a "teacher" Filipp at the beginning of the 18th century.
Because of the repressions of the government, they started practicing self-immolation as a means for the "preservation of the faith".
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