Bishop
Saint Onisim was born on September 5, 1872, in the village of Markovo, Nizhny Novgorod province. In 1896, he graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary and became a psalmist in the city of Kars. In 1904, he was ordained a priest and appointed as a priest of the 4th Rifle Regiment. He went through the entire First World War with his flock. In January 1918, he arrived in Nizhny Novgorod, where he was mobilized into the Red Army. In 1920, he requested to be appointed as a priest in the Verkhne-Posad Church. In 1922, he became an opponent of Renovationism, which caused hatred from the Renovationists. In 1925, he was arrested for participating in a clergy circle studying apologetic issues. After being released, he was tonsured a monk with the name Onisim and was consecrated as a bishop. In 1928, he was arrested for distributing illegal literature and sentenced to three years in the Solovetsky concentration camp. After serving his sentence, he was sent into exile in Arkhangelsk, where he served in the homes of the faithful. In 1938, he was arrested on Christmas Eve and shot on February 27, buried in an unmarked grave.
