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Which 1551 church council, named after the number of its canons, standardised Orthodox liturgy, iconography, and clergy discipline during the reign of Ivan IV?

The Stoglavy Synod (Hundred Chapters Council) of 1551 codified a hundred decrees (stoglav) covering everything from the two-fingered sign of the cross to prohibitions on shaving beards.

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