Presbyter
To the Holy Martyr John Efimovich Rybin, born in 1877 in the village of Zhuravlino in the Samara province, served as a psalmist and singer. In 1924, he was ordained as a deacon, and a year later he accepted the priesthood. He served in the churches of the Samara region. In 1929, he was arrested and sentenced to exile with confiscation of property. While in exile in the Karaganda region, he served in the church of the village of Tavolzhanskoe. In 1931, he was sentenced to another 5 years of exile, continuing to serve in the Tavolzhansky parish until 1933, when he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment for 'failure to fulfill bread and meat supplies.' Released due to health reasons, he returned to Tavolzhanskoe, where he continued his priestly service. In 1937, he was arrested on charges of anti-Soviet agitation and was called to execution on October 19, 1937.
