Presbyter
Saint Alexander was born on December 6, 1870, in the city of Syzran, Simbirsk province. In 1890, he graduated from the Simbirsk Theological Seminary and was appointed as a psalmist in the Simbirsk Cathedral. On September 8, 1893, he was ordained a priest for the church in the village of Mariapol. From 1908, he served in the church of the village of Chumakino, where he served until his arrest. He taught the Law of God in church-parish schools. In 1932, he was arrested in connection with the case of 'the organization of reactionary cells.'
During the interrogation, he stated that the gatherings held were aimed at strengthening the Christian faith. On April 7, 1932, he was sentenced to five years of imprisonment in a concentration camp, but the punishment was commuted to exile in the Northern region.
Upon returning from exile, although the church was closed, the residents did not lose hope for its restoration. On January 19, 1937, the first divine service was held, but soon the church was closed again. Father Alexander continued to baptize and perform sacraments in the homes of parishioners.
On December 24, 1937, he was arrested and imprisoned in a prison in the city of Ulyanovsk. On December 29, a troika of the NKVD sentenced him to execution. Priest Alexander Telemakov was shot on February 19, 1938, and buried in an unknown common grave.
