Presbyter
Nikolai Nikolaevich Shumkov was born on November 4, 1886, in the village of Sludka, Yaren district, Vologda province. He received his education at the Vologda Theological Seminary, which he graduated from in 1904. From 1906 to 1913, he served as a psalmist in the church and as a singing teacher in the parish school. On September 29, 1913, Bishop Alexius ordained him to the rank of deacon, and in 1918 he became a priest.
The first arrest took place in 1929 for “failure to pay state land taxes.” The second arrest was in 1931 on charges of “failure to fulfill meat supply quotas.” After that, he served in the Syktyvdin district of the Komi Republic, in the Ilyinsky and Ascension churches.
The third arrest occurred on August 14, 1937, where he was accused of “active counter-revolutionary activity.” On August 19, 1937, the troika of the NKVD sentenced him to execution, which was carried out on August 21.
On October 6, 2001, the holy martyr Nikolai was glorified among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
