Presbyter
Saint Vladimir was born on January 11, 1874, in the city of Petrovsk, in the Kiev Governorate. He was born into the family of the clergyman Gregory Khirasko. After graduating from the theological school, he worked as a teacher in parish schools. In 1899, he was ordained a priest at the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in the village of Omelno, in Igumen district, where he served for eight years. He was then transferred to the Church of St. George in the village of Yurevichi. In 1911, he was appointed parish priest of the Church of the Minsk Icon of Theotokos. There, he also taught the word of God at secondary schools and served as a member of the charitable committee of the Minsk district.
In 1919, he was arrested but was soon released. He was arrested again on December 29, 1925, accused of having ties with the Polish Consulate General. His parishioners supported him by sending letters to the prison expressing their love and support. In March 1926, he was sentenced to three years of exile in the city of Oryol. After returning to Minsk in the spring of 1929, he resumed his ministry. On March 26, 1929, he was arrested again. During the interrogations, he spoke of his faith and his service to the Church, rejecting all accusations of counter-revolutionary activity.
In 1929, he was sentenced to three years in prison. He was released in 1932 but, being seriously ill, died shortly afterwards.
