Presbyter
Saint Nicholas was born on July 13, 1875, in the village of Bunyakovo, Bronnitsky district of Moscow province. In 1895, he graduated from the Moscow Theological Seminary and was ordained a priest. In December 1917, he was transferred to the church in honor of the holy apostles Peter and Paul in Moscow, where, despite persecution, he served zealously. Father Nicholas organized the teaching of the Law of God in the church, attracting teachers and children. In 1922, he was arrested for illegal teaching of religion but was soon released. In 1925, he was arrested again but was also released. In 1937, he was arrested and sentenced to execution on false charges. On September 27, 1937, he was shot and buried in an unmarked grave at the Butovo firing range.
