This day in Russian history - Today is the day of remembrance of the Holy Martyr Demetrius, Archbishop of Mozhaisktranslated

Holy Martyr Demetrius, Archbishop of Mozhaisk, (in the world Ivan Ivanovich Dobroserdov) was born on January 22, 1864 in the village of Pakhotny Ugol, Tambov province, into the family of a priest. After graduating from the Tambov Theological Seminary in 1885, he was appointed teacher of the zemstvo school in Morshansky district, where he worked until 1889.