Presbyter
Saint Nikolaos Vasilievich Dvoritsky the Neomartyr was born on May 7, 1878, in the village of Degzo, in the Pskov province. He was born into the family of a priest. In 1898, he was ordained a deacon. The parish in which he served was large and vibrant. However, it was also marked by the lack of faith and materialism of the local inhabitants.
In 1909, he met Archbishop Arseny (Stadnitsky), with whom he developed a deep and meaningful relationship. In 1911, he was transferred to Novgorod, where he served as the first deacon at the Cathedral of Saint Sophia. In 1918, he was ordained a priest and appointed rector of the Church of Kazan.
With the establishment of Soviet authority and the onset of persecutions against Christians, he was deprived of his civil rights. In 1930 he was arrested on charges of anti-Soviet propaganda. In 1937, he was arrested again and sentenced to death. On November 6/19, 1937, Saint Nikolaos surrendered his spirit in prison and was buried anonymously.
