Confessor John was born in 1869 in the village of Martyano, Serpukhov district of Moscow province. From 1884, he worked in the grocery store of Ryabov's factory, where he became a manager. In 1922, he opened his own trade. Since 1919, he was the church elder of the Nikolsky church in the village of Buturlino. In 1927, the Komsomol members decided to install a radio receiver on the church bell tower, but the believers opposed it. In July 1929, an 18-year-old Komsomol member, Aksenov, died in the village. His parents invited a priest to perform the funeral, but the Komsomol members insisted on civil burial without a priest. The mother of the deceased did not agree, and the funeral took place with the participation of a priest, despite the opposition. As a result, the funeral was interrupted, and the coffin with the body was brought to the church. Father Konstantin performed the funeral service for the deceased, while John Vasily was arrested for spreading false rumors. He was exiled to Kazakhstan, where he died on December 6, 1932. Father Konstantin was sent to the Solovetsky camp and later exiled to the Northern region. He died on August 30, 1942, and was buried near the Nikolsky church.
