Presbyter
Saint Martyr Konstantin Alekseevich Golubev was born in 1852 in the village of Baranovka, Saratov province. He graduated from the Saratov Theological Seminary and became a missionary, founding a church-parish school in his native village. In 1876, he was appointed a teacher at the Volsk Theological School and an anti-schism missionary of the Saratov diocese.
In 1895, he was ordained a priest and quickly gained respect among both Orthodox Christians and Old Believers. He actively participated in charitable activities, including caring for prisoners. In 1900, he opened a women's church-parish school, paying attention to the religious education of women.
After the revolution of 1917, he was arrested and sentenced to death. According to testimonies, he was buried alive in a pit. His martyr's death became an example of fidelity to Christ. The place of his death became an object of veneration, and in 1995, his incorrupt relics were revealed.
He was canonized as a locally venerated saint of the Moscow diocese in 1996 and was included in the ranks of the new martyrs and confessors of Russia in 2000.
