Protoiereus
Born on March 17, 1859, into a pious family. In childhood, he was distinguished by his kindness and peaceful character. He studied at the Zaikonospassky School and the Moscow Theological Seminary. After graduating from the seminary, on October 14, 1880, he was appointed as a psalmist in the Moscow Znamenskaya Church, where he faced harsh treatment from the rector.
In 1884, he married Anna Petrovna Molchanova, with whom he had five children. On March 19, 1893, he was ordained a priest at the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kleniki. He introduced daily services, opened a parish school, and a shelter for orphans.
After 1917, the number of parishioners increased, and people turned to him for advice and help. Father Alexy demonstrated humility, avoiding honors and awards. His Holiness Patriarch Tikhon suggested that he unite the Moscow clergy, but soon the meetings were discontinued.
He was summoned twice to the OGPU, where he was forbidden to receive the people. He passed away on June 22, 1923, and was buried at the Lazarevskoye Cemetery. In 1933, his remains were transferred to the Vvedensky Hills Cemetery, where his grave became a place of pilgrimage.
He was canonized in 2000 at the Jubilee Archpastoral Council. In 2001, the relics were discovered, which are now located in the Moscow Church of St. Nicholas in Kleniki.
