Mikhail Ivanovich Abramov was born on November 1, 1885, in the village of Rogovaya, Ryazan province, into a peasant family. In 1897, he entered the Skopin Spiritual School, graduating in 1901. He continued his studies at the Ryazan Theological Seminary, and upon its completion in 1907, he was appointed to the Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Pronsk as a psalmist and law teacher in the church-parish school. On August 3, 1908, he was ordained a priest. In 1912, he was transferred to the Nikolaev Church in the village of Mostya, where he also served as a law teacher. In March 1913, he was awarded the nabrezhnik for his diligent service.
After the 1917 revolution, he faced persecution and repression. In 1928, he was arrested and sentenced to one year of imprisonment. After his release, he continued his ministry, and from December 28, 1930, he served as a priest of the Church of the Praise of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Gorodishche. In 1934, he was arrested again and exiled for three years. At the beginning of 1937, he returned to his previous place of service.
On November 13, 1937, he was arrested again, accused of anti-Soviet agitation. The troika of the NKVD of the Kalinin region sentenced him to death on November 27. The sentence was carried out on November 29, 1937, and he was buried in an unmarked grave.
In 2000, he was glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church in the rank of saints.
