Presbyter
He was born on June 25, 1879, in the village of Dmitrievsky Pogost, Ryazan Province, into the family of a psalmist. He graduated from the Ryazan Theological Seminary in 1899 and began teaching at a church-parish school. He married Lyudmila, the daughter of a protodeacon, and they served together in the church. After being ordained a priest, he served in the church of the village of Vyshkov, and later in the Trinity Church of the village of Lanino. During the years of World War I and after the revolution, the church was not completed, but Father Peter continued to serve, actively participating in the life of the parishioners.
In 1921, despite the typhus epidemic, the priest did not abandon the sick and continued to confess and commune. He was awarded a pectoral cross and elevated to the rank of protodeacon. In 1930, he was arrested for failing to meet the requirements for agricultural production, but was acquitted. He was arrested a second time on November 30, 1937, and imprisoned in Taganka prison on charges of anti-Soviet agitation.
During the interrogations, he denied all accusations. On December 5, 1937, the NKVD troika sentenced him to ten years in a correctional labor camp. He was sent to the Mariysky camp, where he continued to suffer from illnesses, including typhus and heart problems. He wrote to his wife about his sufferings and needs, expressing hope for a quick reunion.
He passed away on May 27, 1939, in the Baima section of the Siblag and was buried in an unmarked camp grave.
