Presbyter
Saint Peter was born in 1897 in the village of Diyashevo, Belebeyevsky district of Ufa province. His father died when Peter was nine years old, and his mother raised three sons and a daughter. Peter graduated from a rural school and courses for preparing psalmists and deacons. After completing the courses, he was appointed as a psalmist at the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Preobrazhenovka.
During the Civil War, Peter sheltered and saved many from death. In 1919, at the request of the parishioners, he was ordained a priest. Father Peter diligently fulfilled his duties, preached, and served, earning a living for his family through peasant labor.
In 1927, local Komsomol members set fire to the priest's house, leaving the family without a roof. Father Peter turned to the villagers for help, and the peasants allocated land for the construction of a new house. In 1929, the persecution of the Church intensified, and the church was closed. Father Peter urged the parishioners to defend the church, but on May 26, 1929, he was arrested.
After the arrest, the parishioners gathered to write a letter in his defense. However, despite their efforts, the investigation accused him of counter-revolutionary activity. On March 9, 1930, the OGPU troika sentenced him to execution. Priest Peter Varlamov was shot on March 11, 1930, and buried in an unmarked grave.
Anna Ivanovna, his wife, prayed for him and thanked the Lord for all they had experienced together.
