Archimandrite
Archimandrite Vasily (in the world Gavriil Georgievich Tsvetkov) was born on March 21, 1867, in the village of Lesok, Ryazan Province. From 1884, he served as a postman, and in 1893 he became a novice in the Nikolai-Radovitsky Monastery. On April 28, 1896, he was ordained as a hierodeacon, and on May 14, 1899, he was elevated to the rank of hieromonk. He served in the Ryazan Trinity Monastery, where he was awarded the nabedrennik and the blessing of the Holy Synod. In 1911, he became the abbot of the monastery, and in 1916, he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite. In 1918, he was appointed the rector of the Dankov Pokrovsky Monastery, where he served until its closure. In August 1918, he was asked to describe the monastery's property, which he did. From 1919 to 1930, he fulfilled pastoral duties in the churches of Dankov and the surrounding villages. On April 5, 1930, he was appointed the rector of the Georgievsk Church in the village of Stary Kelec. On August 26, 1937, Archimandrite Vasily was arrested for his 'unyielding struggle against Soviet power.' On October 17, 1937, he was shot and buried near the village of Butovo. He was rehabilitated by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on January 16, 1989.
