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Saint Leonid Mikhailovich “Seraphim” Chichagov

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Saint Leonid Mikhailovich “Seraphim” Chichagov

Birth
Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia
Death
11 Dec 1937 (aged 81)
Butovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Burial
Butovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia Add to Map
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He was a Metropolitan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church who was executed by firing squad and subsequently canonized as a New Martyr. He retired in 1933 due to age and ill health. Four years later he was arrested and charged with monarchist propaganda. Sentenced to death by firing squad, he was executed on December 11, 1937 at the Butovo firing range.
He was a Metropolitan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church who was executed by firing squad and subsequently canonized as a New Martyr. He retired in 1933 due to age and ill health. Four years later he was arrested and charged with monarchist propaganda. Sentenced to death by firing squad, he was executed on December 11, 1937 at the Butovo firing range.

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