Presbyter
Saint Martyr Peter Ivanovich Novoselsky was born in 1883 in the village of Smirnovo, Nizhny Novgorod province, in the family of a deacon. He graduated from the Theological Seminary in 1905 and was ordained a priest. He served as a priest in one of the churches in Nizhny Novgorod.
In 1929, he was arrested and sentenced to 3 years of exile in the Turukhansk region for 'counter-revolutionary activities.' After serving his sentence, he continued his ministry. On May 23, 1935, he was arrested for the second time, accused of organizing a church service to distract the population from participating in the May Day demonstration. The sentence was 3 years in a corrective labor camp, where he worked as an accountant and beekeeper.
On August 31, 1937, Priest Peter was arrested again. He was involved in the case of Priest Vasily Zelensky and others. The charges included conducting church services and baptizing children. On September 10, 1937, Priest Peter Novoselsky was sentenced to death by shooting, which was carried out on September 15 of the same year.
