Bishop Victor and the Uneasy Continuity of the Russian Church
July 1, 2025
Commemorated on June 18 / July 1 in the Synaxis of All the Saints of the Vyatka Land
On this day, the Church commemorates Hieroconfessor Victor (Ostrovidov), a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church who suffered for the faith under Soviet rule and is numbered among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
Born in 1875 into the family of a village priest i…
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