Theoktist Eliseevich Smelnitsky ( January 5 (17), 1874 , the village of Tarasovichi , Oster district, Chernihiv province - October 3, 1937 , Kazakh SSR ) - priest of the Russian Orthodox Church .
| Holy Martyr Theoktist Smelnitsky | |
|---|---|
 Icon of the Holy Martyr Theoktist, Presbyter Losinovsky | |
| Name in the world | Theoktist Eliseevich Smelnitsky |
| Birth | January 5 (17), 1874 with. Tarasovichi , Oster County , Chernihiv province |
| Death | October 3, 1937 (63 years old) Kazakh SSR |
| Is revered | in the Orthodox church |
| Canonized | August 20, 2000 Anniversary Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church |
| In the face | holy martyr |
| Main shrine | The icon is located in the Holy Trinity Church of the village of Losinovka, Nezhinsky district, Chernihiv region |
| Day of Remembrance | September 20 ( October 3 ) |
| Asceticism | service |
Filled with saints of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000 .
Biography
The Holy Martyr Theoktist was born on January 17, 1874 in the village of Tarasovichi, Oster County, Chernihiv Province [1] .
After studying at the Chernihiv Theological Seminary, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Anthony (Sokolov) of Chernigov and Nezhinsky, served in the parishes of the Chernigov Diocese , was the head and law teacher of Zemstvo and literacy schools, and taught at the Chernigov Theological Seminary.
The last parish of Father Feoktist was the Holy Trinity Church of the village of Losinovka, in which he served until its closure in 1936. In the same year, the priest was arrested and sent to the Karlag labor camp in Kazakhstan [2] , and the next year the priest was sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out on October 3, 1937 at 23 hours 30 minutes. The burial place of the priest is unknown.
Canonization
By the definition of the Anniversary Consecrated Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church dated August 20, 2000, Archpriest Feoktist Eliseevich Smelnitsky was numbered among the saints of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
Memorial Day of the Holy Martyr Theoktist - October 3, the day of his blessed death.
Notes
- ↑ State Archive of the Chernihiv Region (DACHO). - F. 679, op. 3, d.951
- ↑ Sectoral State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine, case P 2059