Pevchy dyak
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Pevchy dyak is a historical name of singer's occupation in Russia
. They were singers at tsar
's court and in church choirs of higher church hierarchs: patriarch
, metropolitan, archiereus
(bishop
of the Orthodox Church).
The title (in both senses) was abolished by Peter the Great in 1720s during his massive reforms of the Russian state.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. They were singers at tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
's court and in church choirs of higher church hierarchs: patriarch
Patriarch
Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...
, metropolitan, archiereus
Archiereus
Archiereus is a Greek term for bishop, when considered as the culmination of the priesthood.It is used in the liturgical books of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Church, for those services which correspond to the pontifical services of the Roman Rite...
(bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Orthodox Church).
The title (in both senses) was abolished by Peter the Great in 1720s during his massive reforms of the Russian state.