Gabriel Fomin was born in 1882 in the village of Ivachevo, Zaaraysky district, in the family of a peasant, Khariton Fomin. From a young age, he assisted the priest in the church and performed the duties of a watchman. In 1925–1926, he lived in the village of Gorodets, where he also helped the priest of the Nikolsky church. In 1932, he was arrested and sentenced to three years for failing to meet grain procurement quotas. After returning from imprisonment, he settled in the village of Sushkovo and continued to assist the priest of the Kazan church. On September 7, 1938, he was arrested again and accused of spreading counter-revolutionary slander. Despite the false accusations and pressure from the investigation, he showed resilience and courage. On August 16, 1939, court hearings took place, during which Gabriel did not plead guilty. The court sentenced him to five years of imprisonment in a correctional labor camp. He died on April 22, 1942, in the Unzhensky concentration camp of the NKVD and was buried in an unmarked grave.
