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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable Martyr

Vladimir Tovstik

A monk who gave his life for Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.

Feast
May 13old style May 26
Reposed
193720th century
Place
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Order
Martyrs

Life

Venerable Martyr Vladimir Tovstik was a hieromonk of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. He died for the faith in 1937. He was counted among the saints, as a new martyr and confessor of the Russian Church, by the Council of Bishops of the year 2000. He is commemorated on 13 May (old style; 26 May new style), in the Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs of Cherkasy.

Commemorated the same day May 13