Saint Magdalina was born in 1863 in the city of Oryol into a working-class family. In 1876, when she turned thirteen, she settled in the village of Pososhki in the Oryol province, where she completed her schooling and remained as a novice in the John the Baptist community. Upon taking monastic vows, she was named Magdalina.
After the beginning of persecutions by the godless authorities, the nun moved to the Trinity-Odigitrievsk Zosimov Monastery, where she lived until 1929, when the monastery was closed. She settled in the village of Novinskaya, earning a living through handiwork and assisting a priest.
In 1931, nun Magdalina was arrested and imprisoned. During the interrogation, she stated that she had no political beliefs and was only engaged in handiwork. On May 29, 1931, she was sentenced to five years of exile in Kazakhstan. Unable to endure the torturous journey, she passed away on December 8, 1931, and was buried in an unmarked grave.
