On March 27, 1918, in the village of Gnezdovo, in the Vyshnevolotsky district of Tver, there began the confiscation of the church property. The local authorities and members of the Red Army recorded the ecclesiastical possessions, seizing silver, copper, and money from the churches. The peasants captured one of the revolutionaries, who drowned while attempting to escape. This event was considered by many as a form of divine judgment.
In April, during an assembly convened to address the matter, the parishioners accused the Red Army soldiers of unlawfully confiscating church property. Peter Zhukov and Prokhor Mikhailov courageously defended the Church. In response, the revolutionaries arrested around thirty people, who were brutally beaten and sent to the provincial city of Vyshny Volochyok. Along the way, ten of them lost their lives. The saints Peter and Prokhor endured severe tortures until they were finally executed.
On April 8, their bodies were solemnly buried in their parish. Bishop Seraphim of Tver ordered memorial services throughout the diocese, offering prayers for the holy new martyrs.
