Presbyter
Holy Martyr John Yefimovich Rybin was born in 1877 in the village of Zhuravlino, where he served the Church as a chanter. In 1924, he was ordained a deacon and a year later he was ordained to the priesthood. He served in several churches until 1929, when he was arrested and sentenced to exile. He had, also, all his property confiscated.
While in exile in the Karaganda region, Father John began serving the church in the village of Tabolzhanskoye. In 1931, he was sentenced to an additional five years of exile, yet he continued to minister to the parish of Tabolzhanskoye until 1933. Later that same year, he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
After his release, deteriorating health forced him to return to Tabolzhanskoye, where he resumed his pastoral ministry. In 1937, he was arrested once again on charges of anti-Soviet propaganda. He was sentenced to death and his execution was carried out on 19 October 1937.
