Archbishop
He was born on November 29, 1868, in the village of Pogreshino, Kostroma province, into a priest's family. He graduated from a theological school and seminary, and was ordained a priest at the Peter and Paul Church in the village of Tezino. After losing his wife and child, he took monastic vows under the name Nikodim and continued his education at the Kiev Theological Academy.
On November 10-11, 1907, he was consecrated as the Bishop of Akkerman, vicar of the Chisinau diocese. In the conditions of revolutionary turmoil and nationalist movements, he remained faithful to the Church, opposing autocephalous tendencies and actively working for the benefit of Orthodoxy.
He traveled around the diocese, conducted spiritual conversations, and raised issues of faith and morality. In 1911, he was appointed Bishop of Chigirin. During World War I, he cared for refugees and the wounded, actively supporting the army.
After the 1917 Revolution and the Civil War, he was arrested and exiled, but continued his ministry, defending the interests of the Church. In 1922, he was arrested and sentenced to eight years of imprisonment, but was soon released. In 1932, he was appointed to the Kostroma see, where he continued to serve actively.
On December 4, 1936, he was arrested and sentenced to exile in the Krasnoyarsk region. In the Yaroslavl prison, despite his poor health, he continued to profess his faith. He passed away on August 21, 1937, in the prison hospital, leaving behind an example of steadfastness and fidelity to Christ in difficult times.
