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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Anatoly Rozhdestvensky

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

Feast
February 6old style February 19
Reposed
192120th century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Anatoly Rozhdestvensky (Anatoly Dmitrievich Rozhdestvensky, 1891 to 1921) was born in 1891 in the family of the holy hieromartyr Protopriest Demetrius Rozhdestvensky. He was shot on 19 February 1921 in the city of Verny (now Almaty), as a "servant of the cult", on the same day as his father. The place of burial is not known. He was glorified by the Council of Bishops of the Russian Church in August 2000.

According to some sources he was a priest. He served in the city of Verny and taught religion at the teachers' seminary of the city. He is commemorated on 19 February, on 7 February and on 8 September, in the Synaxis of the Saints of the Central Asian Metropolitan District.

Commemorated the same day February 6