Presbyter
Saint Martyr Alexius was born on March 15, 1880, in the village of Ilyinskoye, Bronitsky district of the Moscow province, into the family of a chanter. In 1896, he graduated from the Perervinsk Spiritual School, while in 1902 he completed his studies in the Moscow Spiritual School. Initially, he served as a teacher in a church-parish school. Later, he was ordained as a deacon and priest. His pastoral ministry unfolded in various churches, including the Kazan Church in the village of Kazanskoye.
In 1937, he was arrested on charges of anti-Soviet propaganda. During the interrogations, he firmly denied all accusations, testifying that he had only urged his parishioners to assist with the needs of the church. On December 3, 1937, the NKVD troika sentenced him to ten years of imprisonment in a labor camp. Saint Martyr Alexius died on May 4, 1938, while he was kept in prison.
