Saint Job, in schema Jesus, was born in Moscow in 1635 and was baptized with the name John. He became a priest of one of the Moscow churches, where he served with attention and love, which made his name well-known. Father John performed acts of charity, helped the poor, and was always accessible to his parishioners.
Emperor Peter I appointed him as court priest and spiritual advisor to the royal household. Despite his high position, he continued to live modestly and help those in need, especially in almshouses and prisons.
After a serious illness, he began to receive people again and bid farewell to them, sensing his impending death. Soon he was slandered in connection with the case of Grishka Talitsyn, who considered Peter I to be the Antichrist. Father John, keeping the secret of confession, did not inform on Grishka, for which he was sent to Bishop Athanasius of Kholmogory for monastic tonsure in Solovki.
In 1701, he went to Arkhangelsk, where he was tonsured into monasticism with the name Job. He worked in harsh obediences and was later freed for prayer and spiritual guidance. News of him again reached the tsar, who, convinced of Job's innocence, wanted to return him, but he refused and asked to go to the Anzersky skete.
In 1710, he was tonsured into schema with the name Jesus. The Most Holy Theotokos appeared to him, commanding him to build a church on the mountain, which was called the second Golgotha. The construction of the skete was blessed in 1713, and in 1715 the church in honor of the Crucifixion of the Lord was consecrated.
Saint Jesus himself worked on the construction and cared for the brethren. He sensed his death approaching, dug a grave for himself, and often prayed near it. He died on March 6, 1720, leaving behind a bright memory and the skete he founded.
