Archbishop
Archbishop Damian of Kursk, in the world Dmitry Grigorievich Voskresensky, was born on October 23, 1873, in the village of Brusovoe, Kursk province. He graduated from the Kursk Spiritual School and Seminary, serving as a psalmist and rector of a church. After losing his wife, he entered the Saint Petersburg Theological Academy. On November 27, 1904, he was tonsured into monasticism. In 1905, he completed his studies and became the supervisor of spiritual schools. From 1911, he was the rector of the Smolensk Theological Seminary.
In July 1918, he was consecrated as Bishop of Pereyaslav. He defended the Church during the persecutions by the Soviet authorities, which led to his arrest and exile to Turkestan. After his return, he held various episcopal sees, including Kursk. He organized the public-religious organization 'Defenders of the Church'.
On December 26, 1932, he was sentenced to death, which was commuted to 10 years of exile in Solovki. On November 3, 1937, he was executed. In 2000, he was canonized at the Jubilee Archpastoral Council of the Orthodox Church.
