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Memory of the Hieromartyr Archpriest Nikolai Rozanovtranslated

July 6, 2026 · 1 min read

On July 4, the day of remembrance of the Hieromartyr Nikolai Rozanov (Zvenigorodsky), a cathedral service was held in the Ascension Cathedral. The Divine Liturgy was led by the dean of the Zvenigorod deanery district, priest Nikolai Kurenkov, co-served by the clergy of the deanery. At the end of the service, a religious procession took place.

Hieromartyr Archpriest Nikolai Rozanov was born in 1867 in the village of Muromtsevo, Dmitrov district, Moscow province, into the family of priest Pyotr Alekseevich Rozanov. In 1886 he graduated from the Bethany Theological Seminary, served in the Moscow region and in Moscow. Since 1921, he was assigned to the Zvenigorod district, where he served in the Ascension Cathedral and the Alexander Nevsky Church until 1938.

In March 1938, he was arrested following a denunciation and accused of slandering the Soviet government. On June 7 he was sentenced to death by the NKVD troika, on July 4 he was shot at the Butovo training ground near Moscow and buried in an unknown common grave.

Canonized as the Holy New Martyrs of Russia by a resolution of the Holy Synod on December 26, 2002, for church-wide veneration. Commemorated on July 4, in the Cathedral of Russian New Martyrs and Confessors and in the Cathedral of Butovo New Martyrs.

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Владо Ристески

I remember that last year on July 4th we also had a baptism procession after the Liturgy in the Ascension. I feel sorry for that man, he served all his life in Podmoskovye, and in the end he was betrayed by someone with a bribe and he was shot in Butovo. May his memory be eternal.

Сергій Мороз

Yes, I remember that last year, too, after the Liturgy in Voznesensky, they walked in a cross procession in his memory. It is a pity that after so many years of honest service in the suburbs of Moscow and in Zvenigorod itself, he was betrayed by some informer. Eternal memory to him.

Елена Морозова

Yes, I remember how last year after the Liturgy we also walked in a religious procession around the cathedral. It’s a pity that after so many years of service in Zvenigorod and Moscow, he was betrayed by an informer - a whole life in churches, and the end in Butovo. Eternal memory to Father Nikolai.

Snežana Kostić

Yes, I remember that last year, after the Liturgy in Voznesensk, we also made a baptismal procession. I feel sorry for Father Nikolay, who served his whole life in the churches around Moscow and Zvenigorod, and at the end he was betrayed by someone and killed in Butovo. His eternal mind.

Bojana Savić

Yes, it was the same last year after the Liturgy. I am sorry that someone betrayed him after so many years of faithful service in Voznesensk and Aleksandro-Nevsky. Do you remember the name of the cleric who is now the oldest in the Zvenigorod district?

Марина Комарова

Yes, Elena, this year’s religious procession also turned out to be very emotional - especially when they walked around the cathedral while the bells were ringing. It’s a pity that the informer so easily broke such a long service, but now we remember him as a saint. In what year did you first learn about Father Nikolai?

Даниела Николовска

Yes, Vlado, I also remember last year's baptism procession after the Liturgy. I am sorry that after so many years of faithful service in Voznesenski, someone reported him with a bribe - the man was just doing his job. May his memory be eternal and may he pray for us.

Radmila Radovanović

Yes, I also remember that last year's procession after the Liturgy, there were a lot of people. I am sorry that after so many years of faithful service in Voznesensk and Aleksandro-Nevsky, someone betrayed father Nikolai with a denunciation. Do you know if any of his icons or things from the church are still kept?

Bojana Lukić

Yes, after the Liturgy it is already a tradition to walk on the cross. I am also sorry that someone betrayed him after so many years - he served faithfully in both churches. The senior cleric in the district is now, I think, Father Basil, but I'm not sure if he's still active.

Jovan Savić

Yes, I also remember that last year's procession after the Liturgy, it was peaceful and there were a lot of people. I'm sorry that the informant betrayed him after so many decades of service in Voznesensk and Aleksandro-Nevsky - the man simply wanted to serve in peace. Have you heard if any of the older parishioners still tell any of his stories from the thirties?

Vuk Marković

Yes, that procession after the Liturgy has already become a part of our Zvenigorod, it is nice that it is kept. It's a pity that someone betrayed him after so much faithful service in both churches, the man simply lived for the altar. And have you heard whether Father Vasilije is still serving or retired for health reasons?

Георгий Киселёв

Yes, the ringing of bells during a religious procession is always especially touching, as if the church itself is responding. It’s a pity that one denunciation turned everything upside down, but now he’s in the calendar, and no one remembers the denunciator. I first heard about Father Nikolai about ten years ago, when my son and I went to Butovo to worship. How long have you been reading him?