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New Martyr · 20th century
Hieromartyr Benjamin Metropolitan of Petrograd, and Companions
Also known as Benjamin Kazansky · Archimandrite Sergius · George Novitsky · John Kovsharov
The beloved metropolitan of Petrograd who, condemned on false charges in a show trial during the seizure of the church treasures, met death with forgiveness and peace, and was shot with the archimandrite Sergius and two laymen in 1922.
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Named group commemorated as one; modern glorification.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints