Presbyter
Saint Martyr Theodore was born on November 10, 1889, in the village of Novoselki, Smolensk province, into the family of Deacon Georgy Nedosekin. After graduating, he worked as a teacher and school inspector. In 1913, he married Zinaida, and created a family with eight children.
Following the 1917 revolution, he continued his work as a teacher. In 1921 he was ordained a deacon, while in 1922 he was ordained a priest. In the late 1920s, during the intensifying persecution of the church, he was arrested and sent to hard labor. Upon his release, his family was left homeless. Therefore, they moved to the Donbass, where he worked as a coal miner.
In 1932, he started to serve at the church of Theotokos of Kazan in the village of Ivanisovo. All faithful loved him for his great faith and care for people. In 1937, as persecutions grew harsher, he was again arrested. Before his arrest, Saint Theodore blessed his children. He got imprisoned in Noginsk.
On November 15, 1937, he was sentenced to ten years in a labor camp, where he worked on the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal. The harsh conditions of the camp greatly weakened his body and undermined his health. On April 30, 1942, he peacefully reposed.
