Ambrose of Belaya Krinitsa Saint
Metropolitan Ambrose or Amvrosii (born Amoiraias Pappa-Georgopoloi, Greek: Ἀμοιραίας Πάππα-Γεωργοπόλοι, Andrey Popovich, Russian: Андрей Попович; 1791–1863) was the first Old Believers' Metropolitan of the Ancient Orthodox Church.Ambrosii was born in 1791 in Maistra, at that time part of the Ottoman Empire. He was of Greek origin. He became a bishop in 1835, and converted to the Old Believers in 1846, thus establishing a full Church Hierarchy of the Old Believers. This hierarchy became known as the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 01, 1791 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1863 |