Bishop
Saint Parthenius (in the world Peter Arsenievich Bryansky) was born in 1881 into the family of a prominent citizen of Irkutsk. After graduating from the Theological Academy, he traveled to Germany to continue his studies. In 1911, he embraced the monastic life and was ordained a priest, eventually being elevated to the rank of Archimandrite.
Before the Revolution, he served as a teacher in Zhytomyr. Following the outbreak of unrest, he moved to Kherson, where he became secretary to Bishop Procopius. In 1921, he was consecrated a bishop and appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Odessa, openly opposing the Renovationists.
Toward the end of 1921, he was arrested, but was released after six months. In 1922, he was arrested again and moved to Moscow, where he lived at the Danilov Monastery. In 1925, he was arrested in connection with the case of Metropolitan Peter, accused of opposing and undermining the dictatorship of the proletariat. He was sentenced to three years of exile in the Komi-Zyryan region.
In 1928, he returned to Moscow, but in 1929 he was arrested again for opposing the closure of churches. He was sentenced to another three years of exile. In 1933, he was released, but was unable to find a permanent place of residence. In 1934, he was arrested in Kimry, accused of anti-Soviet propaganda and sentenced to five years of exile in the Northern Region.
On August 4, 1937, he was arrested once again. On November 22 of the same year, he was executed.
