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Hieromartyr

Alexis Tyutyunov

A Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.

Feast
November 24old style December 7
Reposed
193720th century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Hieromartyr Alexis Tyutyunov, a priest of the diocese of Bryansk, born in 1892, received the crown of martyrdom on 7 December 1937. The Holy Synod of the Russian Church entered his name in the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia of the twentieth century on 6 October 2005, together with the names of Protopriest Alexander Levitsky, born in 1868, Priest John Nikolsky, born in 1866, and Priest Cornelius Udilovich, born in 1877. The materials on them were submitted by the diocese of Bryansk.

Nothing else is known of the life and place of service of these priests. Only the day of their martyrdom is known, 7 December 1937. They are commemorated on 7 December, on 7 February, in the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church, and on 3 October, in the Synaxis of the Saints of Bryansk.

Commemorated the same day November 24