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September 16, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 16, the Church remembers the feat of faith of the holy martyr Vasily Kolmykov, who is included in the Cathedral of Saints of the Omsk Metropolis Vasily Dmitrievich Kolmykov was born in 1866 in a merchant...

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Irene Anderson

His merchant family background surprised me — I always picture early 20th-century martyrs as simple peasants. The fact he was from Omsk diocese makes it feel closer to home. Memory eternal to him.

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