Presbyter
New Martyr Peter was born in 1895 in the village of Nikolskoye, in the Yaroslavl province, into the family of a priest. After completing his studies at the Yaroslavl Theological School, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1921.
In 1931, he was arrested on charges of anti-Soviet propaganda and exiled to Kazakhstan. Upon his return in 1934, he took again his pastoral ministry, remaining a great preacher of the Gospel. He called all people to have faith in Christ and to live a life in accordance with His commandments, denouncing atheism and the moral decay of his time.
In 1936, he was again arrested, accused of violating Soviet laws concerning religious activity. During interrogations, he steadfastly declared that he could not conceive of life without God and continued to openly confess his faith. On December 9, 1936, he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a corrective labor camp.
Saint Peter reposed on May 25, 1937, in the Orlov-Rozov labor camp and was buried in an unmarked grave.
