New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
Nicholas is counted among the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, the assembly of clergy, monastics, and laity who suffered for the faith under Soviet rule in the twentieth century.
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New Hieromartyr Nicholas of Selinginsk
Also known as Nicholas (Ashchepev), Abbot
Abbot of the Holy Trinity Selinginsk Monastery, martyred in the Soviet persecution (1937)
September 7New Calendar
Feast Day
September 20Old Calendar
Life
Nicholas of Selinginsk was an abbot of the Holy Trinity Selinginsk Monastery who was martyred during the Soviet persecution of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1937. He is venerated as a New Hieromartyr and is numbered among the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. His memory is kept on September 7.
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- 1937MartyrdomAbbot Nicholas was put to death during the Soviet persecution of the Church.
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Sources: Synaxarion