Sergius Borodavkin
Martyr
Martyr Sergey (Sergey Matveyevich Borodavkin) was born on December 29, 1878, in the town of Krasny Kholm, Tver Province. He was a merchant of the first guild and an honorary citizen of the town, engaged in the trade of manufactured goods and groceries. In 1930, he was arrested and sentenced to two years of exile, after which he returned to his hometown and became a church elder.
On February 16, 1938, he was arrested and interrogated. He named connections in the Krasnokholmsky district and beyond, but denied any anti-Soviet agitation. On March 6, the NKVD troika sentenced him to execution. The martyr was shot on March 8, 1938, and buried in an unknown common grave.
