r/AskCaucasus • u/Minimum_Use5710 • 8d ago

Are there any Circassian Christians?

Hey guys! Random question, but are there any Circassians who are Christian, or does anyone know any Circassian Christians? Just curious if there are any communities out there today. Would love to hear if anyone knows anything about this!

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u/Hatukai Adygea 7d ago

Ik two, but online

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u/Minimum_Use5710 6d ago

Oh really? That’s super interesting Mind if I message you? I’d love to hear more about this

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u/Hatukai Adygea 6d ago

Oh sorry lol replied thinking it's a different comment

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u/Hatukai Adygea 6d ago

Yeah dm me

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u/XtrmntVNDmnt 5d ago

In Amjad Jaimoukha's books I've often read mentions of Christian Circassians, and iirc there's at least one Circassian community which is completely Christian (Orthodox). But I don't have any of his books with me at the moment so I can't check to name it.

Note that many Circassian folk beliefs are an amalgamation of Circassian Paganism, Orthodox Christianity and Islam.

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u/coolcatmagic24 Kabardino-Balkaria 4d ago

Yes. I have family who are Circassian Christians because my great grandmother was Ossetian and she secretly passed down the religion to my grandfather (her son) who then passed it down to his family when he got married.

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u/BirthdayTop9466 3d ago

Their is so many christian Circassians Christianity never died in Circassia it's even older than Russia or Europe's Christianity so it doesn't only exist it has a history too

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u/prayforsef Adygea 2d ago

i saw an Instagram account that belonged to christian circassians

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u/Minimum_Use5710 1d ago

Would you mind sharing their account with me if you have it?

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u/prayforsef Adygea 1d ago

@christiancircassians