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Pitirim

Pitirim ( ) is a Greek given name, also used in Russia in the past, mostly as a monastic name. *Patriarch Pitirim of Moscow (died 1673), ninth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia *Pitirim Sorokin, Russian and American sociologist and political activist *Pitirim of Porphyry, also Pitirim of Egypt, Egyptian Christian monastic and saint of the fourth century * (1858–1920), bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church; Metropolitan of Petrograd and Ladoga

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Pitirim ( ) is a Greek given name, also used in Russia in the past, mostly as a monastic name. *Patriarch Pitirim of Moscow (died 1673), ninth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia *Pitirim Sorokin, Russian and American sociologist and political activist *Pitirim of Porphyry, also Pitirim of Egypt, Egyptian Christian monastic and saint of the fourth century * (1858–1920), bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church; Metropolitan of Petrograd and Ladoga

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  1. date of death: 1673 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1673". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376948176

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