Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Rogozhskoye Cemetery
Рогожское кладбище
Details
Established1771
Location
CountryRussia
Coordinates55°44′32″N 37°42′11″E / 55.74222°N 37.70306°E / 55.74222; 37.70306
Size9.65 hectares (23.8 acres)

Rogozhskoe cemetery (Russian: Рогожское кладбище, romanized: Rogozhskoye kladbishche, IPA: [rɐˈɡoʂskəjɪ ˈkladbʲɪɕːɪ]) in Moscow, Russia, is the spiritual and administrative center of the largest Old Believers denomination, called the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church. Historically, the name cemetery was applied to the whole Old Believer community, with living quarters, cathedral, almshouses, libraries, archives and the Old-Rite Institute (established in 1907). Actual 12 hectare cemetery is now a non-denominational municipal burial site; the Old Believers operate a closed spiritual community in the southern part of the historical Rogozhsky township, while Russian Orthodox church operates church of Saint Nicholas, located between the cemetery and Old Believer territory.