Andrew Argunov
Martyr
Saint Andrew Argunov was born on 13 October 1904 in the village of Pruntsy, in the Dmitrov district of Moscow.
He served as a presbyter in the church and sang in the ecclesiastical choir. In 1933, he refused on religious grounds to participate in a collective farming initiative. As a result, almost all his property was confiscated. In 1936, he opposed the demolition of the church fence, and in 1937, he got arrested. Andrew Ivanovich was sentenced to eight years in a forced-labour camp.
He died on 5 August 1938 in Bamlag and was buried in an unmarked grave.
