From America to Martyrdom: The Life and Death of St. John Kochurov, First Clergy Martyr of the 1917 Revolution
June 26
Holy New Martyr John Kochurov was born on this day in 1871.
Today we remember the first clergyman martyred in the wake of the 1917 Revolution—Holy New Martyr Archpriest John Kochurov. His life exemplifies the spiritual and missionary zeal of the Orthodox Church both in America and in Russia, and his death became a symbol of the suffering that awaited the…
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