Presbyter
He was born on May 30, 1875, in the village of Bolshoye-Popovo, Voronezh province, into the family of a priest, Ioann Arkhangelsky. Having lost his parents at an early age, he was raised by his cousin Zinaida and her husband Peter. After graduating from the theological seminary, he married a pious maiden, Khionia, with whom he had eighteen children, nine of whom survived. Soon after the wedding, he was ordained as a priest to the church in the village of Troekurovo, Voronezh diocese. He lived with his family, engaged in agriculture, and raised his children in the spirit of piety and faith. In 1928, the authorities closed the church and began to persecute the priest, but the local residents respected him. After his arrest on August 9, 1937, he was sentenced and shot on October 17, 1937, without renouncing his faith. His wife, Khionia Ivanovna, was also arrested and sentenced to eight years in camps, but she was released at the end of 1944. She passed away in December 1945 and was buried in the local cemetery.
