Presbyter
Saint Theodore was born in 1875 in the village of Mimoshnya, Yaroslavl Province, into the family of a clergyman. After enrolling in the Yaroslavl Theological Seminary, he studied for two years and, after marriage, accepted the sacred order. By 1930, he was already a protodeacon serving in the Yaroslavl region. During the period of collectivization, he was arrested and sentenced to 3 years in a labor camp and 1 year of exile, remaining in custody until 1934.
From 1934, Protodeacon Theodore served in the church of the village of Voshazhnikovo, where he tried to preserve the last church from closure. In 1936, after sending a protest letter against the closure of the church, he attracted the repressions of the NKVD. On October 10, 1936, he was arrested, and on January 16, 1937, he was sentenced for 'anti-Soviet agitation' to 5 years in a labor camp. He died on January 4, 1938, in the Kuloylag.
