Presbyter
Saint Kosmas was born on October 25, 1886, in the village of Bolshaya Usa, Perm Province, in the family of peasant Rodion Korotkikh. From childhood, he chose the path of serving God and went to study in Moscow, where he graduated from the pastoral school. In 1912, he was ordained as a deacon, and in 1921 — as a priest. From 1916 to 1919, he taught the Law of God at the 6th Votkinsk Mixed Primary School. The persecutions against the Russian Orthodox Church also affected him: in 1927, he was twice under arrest and was forced to change his place of service. In 1937, he settled with his wife in the village of Lukino, where he spiritually cared for the residents and preached the truth. Arrested on November 27, 1937, he was accused of anti-Soviet agitation but did not confess to the charges. Sentenced to death on December 1, 1937, the execution took place on December 8 at the Butovo firing range, where he was buried in an unmarked mass grave.
