Hieromonk
Hieromonk Apollinary, in the world Athanasius Semyonovich Mosalitinov, was born in 1873 in a peasant family in the Kursk province. After receiving a home education, he entered the Verkhoturye Nikolaev Monastery in 1901. In 1904, he was called up for military service, and after his discharge, he returned to the monastery. On March 27, 1908, he was tonsured into monasticism, and in 1910, he was ordained as hierodeacon. He diligently fulfilled his duties in the construction of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Cathedral, for which he received the archpastoral blessing. In 1918, he was martyred by Red Army soldiers at the age of 45. He was arrested after the service in the village of Krasnogorsk and killed on August 30, 1918, near the city of Verkhoturye. His body was found and buried with honors in the monastery on October 5, 1918. The murder of the hieromonk became a testament to martyrdom for the faith, and his death left a deep mark on the souls of the faithful.
