Presbyter
Saint Alexander was born on November 24, 1891, in the village of Aleshino, Moscow Province, into a priest's family. After graduating from the Riga Theological School and the Vifanskaya Seminary, he was ordained a priest. In 1914, he was appointed the rector of the church in the village of Bolshoye Ivanovskoye, where he served until 1924. Father Alexander was known for his zealous pastoral activity, despite the difficulties caused by the revolution and the establishment of collective farms. In 1934, his family was evicted from their home, and they lived with a parishioner. Father Alexander continued to serve despite persecution from the authorities. In 1937, he was arrested for refusing to cooperate with the NKVD and was sentenced to death. On November 16, 1937, he was executed and buried in an unmarked grave at the Butovo firing range near Moscow.
