Presbyter
Saint George was born on February 24, 1874, in the city of Kaluga to the family of priest Yakov Izvekov. After graduating from the Kiev Theological Academy, he served as a psalmist in Prague, and later in Saint Petersburg as a legal advisor. During World War I, he served in a sanitary train and hospital. After the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Moscow and from 1921 served in the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God. Possessing musical talents, he composed church music and was accepted into the Union of Composers.
In early 1931, repressions against the clergy began. Priest George was arrested on April 14, 1931. During the interrogation, he expressed his willingness to suffer for Christ. On April 30, 1931, he was sentenced to three years of exile in the Northern region. Upon his return, he composed music for churches and the Patriarchate.
On July 22, 1937, priest Alexander Lebedev gave testimony against Father George. On November 2, 1937, he was arrested and imprisoned in Taganka prison. On November 15, a witness testified that he was conducting anti-Soviet agitation. On November 23, 1937, the NKVD troika sentenced him to execution. Priest George Izvekov was shot on November 27, 1937, and buried in an unmarked grave at the Butovo shooting range near Moscow.
