Did Peter the Great really say 'I have reformed the church, but I cannot reform the faith.'?

Peter the Great Quote Source & Citation:

I have reformed the church, but I cannot reform the faith.

— Peter the Great Early Modern · Modernizer of Russia

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A controversial statement regarding his ecclesiastical reforms and state control over the church.

Date: Early 18th century

Religious

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