Presbyter
Saint Martyr Victor Vasilyevich Ellansky was born on September 16, 1874, in the village of Ploskoye, Chernigov province, in a priest's family. After graduating from the Kiev Theological Academy in 1914, he was ordained as a priest. In 1924, he was arrested and sentenced to 3 years of exile. After returning to Kiev, he resumed his ministry and was elevated to the rank of protodeacon. He was arrested for the second time in March 1929, convicted of 'anti-Soviet agitation,' and sentenced to 3 years of exile in the Irkutsk region.
After completing his exile, he was prohibited from residing in 12 regions of the country. In January 1934, he settled in the city of Michurinsk, where he received a blessing to serve in the churches of the diocese. In March 1935, he was arrested again and accused of 'anti-Soviet agitation.' During the interrogation, he stated that he recognized the Soviet power as given by God. On December 18, 1936, he was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment, which was later changed to camp confinement. On April 15, 1936, he arrived at the Karaganda ITL, where he worked as an accountant.
In 1937, he was arrested in the camp, accused of conducting counter-revolutionary agitation. The martyr did not plead guilty. He was shot on September 8, 1937, by the verdict of the troika of the NKVD. He was glorified by the Archdiocesan Jubilee Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
