Saint Anna was born on November 5, 1892, in the village of Konstantinovo, Vladimir Province. In 1914, she entered as a novice in the Alekseevsky Monastery in Moscow, where she served in the kitchen. In 1924, the monastery was closed, and novice Anna lived with the nuns in an apartment, earning a living by sewing blankets.
On December 28, 1930, novice Anna was arrested. She replied that she was not a member of any political parties and did not engage in anti-Soviet activities. The Special Council sentenced her to three years of exile in the Arkhangelsk region. In 1934, she returned to her homeland.
On February 22, 1938, Anna was arrested on charges of spreading provocative rumors. False witnesses testified that she spoke of God's punishment for anti-Christian activities. During the interrogations, she denied her guilt in anti-Soviet agitation.
On March 8, 1938, the NKVD troika sentenced Anna to execution. She was shot on March 14, 1938, and buried in an unmarked grave at the Butovo shooting range near Moscow.
