Alexandra Dyachkova, novice

Saint Alexandra, born in 1893 in the village of Chernogolovka of the Ivanovo district, was given the opportunity to serve in the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Monastery. After the closure of the monastery in 1927, she returned to her homeland, but soon moved to Akatovo, where she continued her spiritual life. In 1931, she was arrested and sentenced to five years in a labor camp for 'agitation against collective farming.' Released in 1934, Alexandra continued to serve God, working in the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God. However, in 1938, she was arrested again and sentenced to death. Saint Alexandra was condemned to death on March 14, 1938, and she was buried in an unmarked grave at the Butovo firing range near Moscow.