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Josephites so-called after the name of the Metropolitan Joseph (Petrovykh) of Petrograd – leader of resistance of the True Orthodox Church in 1927-1937. The resistance began after Metropolitan Sergius (Stragorodsky) issued formal declaration to all members of the Church, called for loyalty toward the Soviet government: “… We need to prove it by not words but deeds that not only those indifferent to the Orthodoxy, not only its betrayers can be loyal citizens of the Soviet Union but also its most fervent adherents for whom it is as dear as the truth and life with all its dogmas and traditions, all its canonical and service ways. We want to be Orthodox and simultaneously view the Soviet Union as our civil fatherland, whose joys and achievements are our joys and achievements and failures are our failures”
Josephites may refer to one of the following religious movements:
- Josephites-CJ, a Roman Catholic religious order founded in Belgium.
- St. Joseph's Missionary Society (M.H.M.) headquartered outside London, also known as the Mill Hill Missionaries
- Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, US missionary offspring of the above
- Josephite Fathers, a Roman Catholic religious order originally established to minister to African Americans, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- the Russian followers of hegumen Joseph Volotsky who advocated the church's ownership of land, social activity and charity
- Josephites (20th century), a 20th-century movement in the Russian Orthodox Church, followers of Metropolitan Joseph (Petrovykh)
- Josephite (Latter Day Saints), adherents tracing Restorationist priesthood lineage through Joseph Smith III, son of the movement's founder
- Josephites, the students of the colleges and schools in the name of St. Joseph are also called.
- Members of the Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart