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Trinity St. Sergius Monastery (David B. Miller, Encyclopedia of Russian History, via Encyclopedia.com)

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A signed entry by David B. Miller in the Encyclopedia of Russian History, republished on Encyclopedia.com, documenting Trinity Monastery's peak temporal wealth (over 570,000 acres of tilled land and 100,000 serfs by the 1640s) and Catherine the Great's 1764 secularization, which confiscated monastic lands and serfs to the state.

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Author
David B. Miller
Publisher
Encyclopedia.com (Encyclopedia of Russian History)
URL
https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/trinity-st-sergius-monastery
Source Type
encyclopedia
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1
Tier 1: a signed scholarly entry in a major reference encyclopedia of Russian history, giving specific documented figures for the monastery's historical landholdings and the 1764 secularization.
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This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Open Questions, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
  • Sacred Sites, 2 claims: 1 open question, 1 general references.
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