Presbyter
Priest Dmitry Kiranov was born in 1879 in the Taurida province in the family of a priest. His lineage, the Kiranovs, counted more than 300 years. His father, Priest Mikhail, organized the resettlement of families to Southern Russia. Dmitry graduated from the Taurida Theological Seminary and in 1904 was ordained as a priest, serving in the John the Theologian Church of the village of Ivanovka. Later, he served in the Ascension Church and in the John Chrysostom Cathedral of Yalta, combining his ministry with teaching in schools. Father Dmitry was an active pastor and a gifted preacher.
In 1923, during the revolution, he refused to hand over the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral to the Renovationists, for which he was arrested and sent to the Simferopol prison. After interrogation, he was ordered to leave Crimea for a year. Upon returning to his ministry, he faced persecution from the authorities, who tried to force him to renounce his service. In 1930, he was arrested for 'allowing a stranger to participate in the divine service.'
Father Dmitry was arrested again in 1937 and accused of 'providing assistance to imprisoned clergymen.' He was sentenced to execution with confiscation of property. Priest Dmitry Kiranov was shot on January 4, 1938, in the Simferopol prison.
