Venerable Martyr Tatiana was born on January 10, 1866, in Moscow. At the age of five, she was placed by her mother in the orphanage of the Nativity Monastery, where she lived until its closure in 1923. She took monastic vows in 1920 and continued her ascetic life, earning a living through needlework and sewing. When arrested, she did not confess to any wrongdoing.
Martyr Nikolai was born on January 21, 1892, in the village of Sosnovka, Tambov Province. He graduated from high school and an agricultural institute. He worked as a research associate, sheltered and helped the hieromonk Hilarion. During the investigation, he asserted that he did not spread provocative rumors about persecution of religion and did not conduct secret services.
Martyr Maria was born on March 3, 1876, in Moscow to a merchant family. After the revolution, she lost her husband and property. In 1932, she was sentenced to exile, but soon left and began to wander. When arrested, she did not confess to any wrongdoing.
Martyr Nadezhda was born in 1877 in the Minsk Province. Deeply devout, she had the blessing to take monastic vows but did not manage to do so. She lived with the nuns and also did not confess to any wrongdoing when arrested.
On October 17, 1937, the NKVD troika sentenced the arrested to execution. On October 21, they were shot at the Butovo range and buried in a common nameless grave.
