Presbyter
Saint Alexius was born on March 1, 1864, in the village of Sazhinskoe, Kungur district, Perm province, in the family of priest Makary Arkhangelsky. Having entered the Perm Theological Seminary, he was forced to interrupt his studies in the third year due to health reasons. On December 23, 1884, he was appointed as a psalmist in the Church of the Introduction in the village of Kamgort, and on February 5, 1885, he was transferred to the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk Church in his native village. On December 12, 1887, he was appointed to the Holy Trinity Church of the Upper Techa Women’s Monastery. On September 8, 1888, he was ordained as a deacon, and on October 17 of the same year, he was appointed as a teacher in the parish school at the monastery.
On December 18, 1893, Deacon Alexius was ordained as a priest for the Pokrov Church in the village of Peschano-Koledinskoye and was confirmed as the law teacher of the Peschano-Koledinskoye public school. The church has existed since 1878; it is poor but enjoys the love of the parishioners.
On June 13 (26), 1918, the Red Guards arrested Father Alexius and shot him on the banks of the Techa River. Before his death, he crossed himself and, with the words: “I die innocently,” fell, struck by bullets. He was buried by the parishioners in the village cemetery. Later, the Red Guards arrested twelve people in the village of Upper Techa, nine of whom were killed, tortured, and mutilated. All the killed were buried in a mass grave at the church square. On August 15, 1918, the coffin with the remains of the holy martyr Alexius was transferred to the mass grave next to the church.
