Bishop
Saint Martyr Victor, Bishop of Glazov, Vicar of the Vyatka Diocese, was born on May 20, 1875, in the village of Zolotoe, Saratov Province. After completing the spiritual school and seminary, he took monastic vows with the name Victor. In 1903, he became the rector of the Trinity Cathedral in Khvalynsk, and later an hieromonk of the Jerusalem Spiritual Mission. In 1920, he was consecrated as Bishop of Urzhum. For opposing the Renovationist movement, he was arrested and exiled to the Narim region, but was soon released. In 1924, he was appointed Bishop of Glazov.
In 1927, deeply outraged by the Declaration of Metropolitan Sergius, he refused to announce it and called for repentance. In response, he was suspended from priestly service, but he did not recognize this decision. In 1928, he was arrested and sentenced to three years in labor camps, where he participated in secret services and consecrations. In 1930, he was exiled to the village of Ust-Tsilma, where he continued to serve and assist the local residents.
He passed away on April 19, 1934, from pneumonia. His relics were found incorrupt on June 18, 1997. On December 2, 1997, the relics were transferred to the church of Saint Alexander Nevsky in Vyatka, where they remain to this day, exuding fragrance and granting healings. He was canonized among the ranks of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in August 2000.
