Presbyter
On January 8, 1919, on the second day of Christmas, in the feast of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos, two priests were shot in Narva: Protopriest Dmitry Chistoserdov and Priest Alexander Volkov. Both pastors served in neighboring churches in the city of Narva. Priest Alexander Volkov was born in Narva in 1873 in a priest's family. He graduated from the Saint Petersburg Seminary in 1893 and served as a teacher in the church-parish school. In 1901, he was ordained as a deacon, and in 1904 — as a priest. Since 1907, he served in the Assumption Church in Narva, where he actively engaged in teaching the Law of God and catechization. His life was filled with labors for the good of the Church and the enlightenment of the people.
Protopriest Dmitry Chistoserdov was born on October 14, 1861, in the Saint Petersburg province. He graduated from the Petersburg Seminary in 1882 and was ordained as a priest to the Znamenskaya Church in Ivangorod in 1889. For 30 years, he served as the rector, holding leadership positions in the church life of the diocese and actively participating in school affairs. Both priests were arrested in 1918 by the order of the Estonian Labor Commune and shot on January 8, 1919, for their fidelity to the Church and sincerity in service.
