Bishop
He was born on November 12, 1878, in the village of Petelino, Yelatemskiy district of Tambov province, in the family of a priest. He received his education at a church-parish school and a theological school, then at the Tambov Theological Seminary and Kazan Theological Academy. In 1901, he was tonsured into monasticism with the name Ambrose, and was ordained as hierodeacon, and in 1902 — as hieromonk. In 1903, he graduated from the academy and was appointed a teacher at the Kiev Theological Seminary, and also assigned to the brotherhood of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. In 1906, he was awarded the pectoral cross, and in 1907 he became the rector of the seminary and an archimandrite.
In 1915, for his diligent service, he was awarded the Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class. He was distinguished by deep piety and humility, and was beloved by his students and the church hierarchy. On October 22, 1918, he was consecrated as the Bishop of Vinnitsa. In 1922, he was transferred to the see of Kamyanets-Podilskyi and Bratslav.
After the Civil War and the establishment of Renovationism, the Soviet authorities began a campaign against the Orthodox Church. Bishop Ambrose refused to join the Renovationist organization, for which he was arrested. He was accused of hiding former officers of the tsarist army. In 1923, he was exiled beyond the borders of Ukraine and settled in Moscow. In 1925, he was appointed to manage the Kamyanets-Podilskyi diocese, but was soon arrested along with other hierarchs.
In 1928, he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment and sent to the Solovetsky camp. In 1931, he was arrested again and sent into exile in the Ural region, where he continued to serve and preach. On July 30, 1931, he was arrested again, and the investigation was conducted to find charges against him. In December 1931, he was sentenced to exile in Kazakhstan for three years.
He died in exile in Turkestan on April 7, 1932. He was canonized among the ranks of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia at the Jubilee Archpastoral Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in August 2000 for public veneration.
