Presbyter
Priest Peter, born in 1890 in the village of Titovskoye, Tver Province, graduated from the Tver Theological Seminary and was ordained as a priest in 1924. During his service in the church of the village of Arkhangelsk, the Soviet authorities began their collectivization efforts, which led to persecution of priests.
On February 10, 1930, the priest was arrested after the authorities learned about a large number of believers gathered for the service. The OGPU accused him of organizing a rally and anti-revolutionary activities. Despite the lack of evidence, on May 15, 1930, he was exiled to the Northern Territory for three years.
Upon his return in 1935, he continued his ministry, but on October 27, 1937, he was arrested again. During interrogations, the priest denied the accusations of anti-Soviet activities, claiming that he did not conduct agitation against the authorities. However, witnesses testified that he continued anti-revolutionary work and gathered believers.
On November 18, the investigation was completed, and on November 25, the NKVD Troika sentenced him to execution. Priest Peter Titov was shot on November 27, 1937.
