Presbyter
The Holy New Martyr Basil Krasnov was born in 1886 in the village of Kalinovka, in the Samara Province of Russia. After completing the first four years of the theological school, he served as a church reader and chanter. In 1914, he was conscripted into the army, where he served until January 1918. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1921.
On June 4, 1935, he was arrested and sentenced to three years of forced labor. While in the labor camp, he was working as a guard. The imprisoned priests would gather around him to pray together. In October 1937, he was arrested once again, this time accused of participating in a counter-revolutionary organization. Although he openly acknowledged taking part in prayer gatherings, he firmly denied all allegations of anti-communist activity.
On November 20, 1937, Father Basil, together with other arrested priests, was executed and buried in an unmarked grave. He was officially glorified among the saints by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
