Presbyter
Saint Hieromartyr Jacob Brilliantov was born on March 7, 1871, in the village of Nikulino, Bronnitsky district of Moscow province. In 1893, he graduated from the Moscow Theological Seminary and served in the Vladychny Women's Monastery in the city of Serpukhov until 1927. After the closure of the monastery, he was appointed to the Trinity Church in the village of Luzhki, and in 1929 he was transferred to the Epiphany Church in the city of Kolomna. In 1930, employees of the Kolomna OGPU attempted to recruit him for cooperation, but he refused. On December 12, 1931, he was arrested, but was released on January 3, 1932. On March 29, 1932, he was arrested again and imprisoned in the Kolomna detention house. On May 8, 1932, the OGPU troika sentenced him to exile in Kazakhstan for three years. After serving his sentence, he returned to the Moscow region and served in the church in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh. On November 21, 1937, he was arrested and imprisoned in Kolomna prison. On November 23, 1937, the NKVD troika sentenced him to execution. Priest Jacob Brilliantov was shot on December 2, 1937, at the Butovo firing range near Moscow and was buried in an unmarked common grave.
