Presbyter
Saint Martyr Dmitry Spassky was born in 1877 in the Vologda province, in the family of priest Vassian Dmitrievich Spassky. After graduating from the Theological Seminary, he worked as a law teacher and then was ordained as a priest. He served in the Spasskaya Church of the village of Usty-Nem, where he preached in the Zyrian language, which made him beloved by the parishioners.
In 1918, during a pogrom, the priest was arrested by Red Army soldiers for his sermons against the Soviet government. He was executed on the fourth day after his arrest, despite his steadfastness in faith. Local peasants testified about his sufferings and his last confession of faith. The priest's body was buried in the village of Pomozdino, where a cross was erected on the grave, although his name was not inscribed on it.
