John Nikolsky

Holy Hieromartyr John Nikolsky, a priest, was born in 1866. By decision of the Holy Synod of 6 October 2005 the names of Protopresbyter Alexander Levitsky, the priest Alexei Tyutyunov, the priest John Nikolsky and the priest Cornelius Udilovich were entered into the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia of the twentieth century, on the basis of materials presented by the Bryansk diocese. Protopresbyter Alexander was born in 1868, Father Alexei in 1892, Father John in 1866 and Father Cornelius in 1877. The Azbyka page says that nothing more is known of their lives and of the place where they served. Only the day of their martyric death is known, 7 December 1937.

The Church commemorates Father John on 7 December, the day of martyrdom, in the new style, on 3 October in the Synaxis of the Saints of Bryansk, and on the movable day of the synaxis of the new martyrs.