Archimandrite
Saint Martyr Matthew (Pomerantsev) was born around 1881 in the village of Tolmachevo, in the Oryol Province. He studied at the Second Theological School, where he completed his education and later attended the Kyiv Theological Academy. From 1906, he taught at the Oryol Theological School and later at other educational institutions.
In 1911, he was ordained a hieromonk, while in December of the same year, he became head of the parish schools at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. In 1917, he was appointed a lecturer at the Perm Theological School and was elevated to the rank of archimandrite. He participated in the Local Council of 1917–1918, where he was involved in matters concerning the persecution of the Orthodox Church.
In August 1918, he was arrested and interrogated in connection with the murder of Metropolitan Vladimir. On 27 August 1918, he was executed by Red Army soldiers. Local peasants buried his body together with those of other martyrs. However, the authorities soon discovered the graves and burned their bodies.
Saint Matthew was canonised among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
