Presbyter
Saint Martyr Pavel Fokin was born in 1883 in the family of a clergyman. He entered the Perm Theological Seminary, then married Taissia Vsevolodovna and became the father of five children. In 1900, he was ordained as a deacon, and in 1912 — as a priest. He served in the Sreten Church of the village of Murzinskoye, where he enjoyed the trust and love of the parishioners.
After the February Revolution, persecutions against the Orthodox Church began. Father Pavel actively preached, which led to accusations of anti-Soviet agitation. In 1918, under the threat of arrest, he signed an obligation not to speak out against the Soviet government. However, he was soon arrested and sent to Alapaevsk, where on the night of September 9, 1918, he was shot by the Bolsheviks.
After his death, the family was left without means of existence. In 1918, assistance began for the families of clergymen killed by the Bolsheviks, including Father Pavel's family. However, with the return of Bolshevik power, the assistance was discontinued.
Saint Martyr Pavel Fokin was glorified in the Sobor of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia on July 17, 2002.
