Bishop
Saint Platon was born on July 13, 1869, in the estate of Podis, Pernov district, of the Estonian province. In 1884, he graduated from the Riga Spiritual School, and in 1890, from the Riga Spiritual Seminary. In 1894, he was ordained a priest and became the first rector of the Estonian parish in Saint Petersburg. He actively engaged in missionary work, organized fundraising for the construction of a church and a school for Estonians. In 1896, he opened the first Estonian church-parish school.
In 1901, the Saint Petersburg City Duma allocated a plot of land for the construction of a church. In 1903, the church was laid, and on December 21 of the same year, a temporary church was solemnly consecrated. In 1917, he was elected a member of the executive committee by the convocation of the diocesan assembly. On December 24, he was tonsured a monk with the name Platon and elevated to the rank of Bishop of Revel.
In 1918, during the occupation, Bishop Platon showed particular vigilance for the interests of the Church. In November 1918, he was arrested by the Bolsheviks and imprisoned. During his imprisonment, he comforted and encouraged other prisoners, reading the Gospel. On January 14, 1919, he was summoned for interrogation, where he refused to cease preaching. On the same day, he was killed, and his body was buried in the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral in Revel.
