Monk-martyr Varlaam (Efimov)

Saint Varlaam (in the world Vasily Sevastyanovich Efimov) was born on 12 April 1903 into a devout family. He worked as a postman for the police. In 1935, he secretly became a monk and was given the name Varlaam.

On 29 September 1937, he was arrested and accused of anti-Soviet propaganda, as well as of providing his apartment for the celebration of religious services.

The saint denied all the charges. On 17 October 1937, the NKVD troika sentenced him to ten years in prison. After completing his sentence, he was sent to Lokchimlag in the Komi region, where he died shortly afterwards.