Verkhovsky Ivan Timofeyevich

Was a priest edinovercheskoy church in St. Petersburg. Convinced that the commonness of religion "duplicitous and ambiguous," Verkhovsky set out to "expose this ambiguity". In 1873, Mr.. Verkhovsky was a note: "Code of practice of church-state truth for the final resolution of all issues on the split, which received great popularity among the dissenters. In 1885, Mr.. Verkhovsky secretly left his parish, entered into communion with schismatics and was deprived of his priesthood. While living abroad, Verkhovsky Shvetsow Onesimus helped compile and publish essays in defense of the split. In 1886. Verkhovsky, published in Leipzig and in Chernivtsi their essays. Before his death, Verkhovsky repented and asked permission to return to Russia