Presbyter
Saint Nicholas was born on December 6, 1875, in a town of the Estonian province. He came from the family of the priest Adam Simo. In 1887, he entered the ecclesiastical school, from which he graduated in 1891. After completing his studies, in 1897 in Saint Petersburg, he was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Kronstadt.
While serving in a parish in Estonia, he devoted himself to the care of his flock. He became rector of the Church of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross and daily celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
In 1917, he was appointed priest of the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, while in 1919, he was elevated to the rank of protopresbyter. In 1923, after the death of the rector, he himself became rector of the cathedral.
In March 1921, he was arrested but later got released. In 1930, he was arrested once more and, refusing to testify, was sentenced to death on April 13, 1931.
Saint Nicholas was executed on April 18, 1931, and was buried anonymously.
