Presbyter
Father Evgeny was born in 1879 in the village of Pogost-Preobrazhensky in the Egoryevsky district, in the family of deacon Gerasim Isadsky. He graduated from the Ryazan seminary and in 1901 was ordained a priest at the Peter and Paul Church in the village of Malivo. In the late 1920s, he encountered persecution from the godless authorities.
On July 15, 1929, at the request of a parishioner, he served an all-night vigil at his home. That same evening, he received a written order to cease church services and home visits due to an epidemic of scarlet fever. On July 18, on the feast of St. Sergius, the service was canceled.
Rumors spread through the village about the closure of the church, and the residents convened a meeting to petition for the reopening of the temple. On July 18, at the meeting, many women demanded the immediate reopening of the church. The chairman of the village council granted permission based on the doctor's decision. Services resumed in the church.
However, the Kolomna department of the OGPU decided to initiate an investigation into the case of the mass demonstration of the faithful. On August 4, 1929, Father Evgeny was arrested and imprisoned in the Kolomna prison. During the interrogation, he recounted the events, unaware of the consequences.
On October 14, 1929, a special meeting of the OGPU college sentenced Father Evgeny to three years of imprisonment in a concentration camp. On November 14, he was sent to Solovki but was kept in the camp on the continent.
Priest Evgeny Isadsky passed away on January 31, 1930, in the concentration camp and was buried in an unmarked grave.
His memory is celebrated on January 31.
