Saint Ioann Ioannovich Vostorgov

Ivan Ivanovich Vostorgov also known as John Vostorgov (January 20 [ February 1 ], 1864, Kavkazskaya  – September 5, 1918 or August 28, 1918, Moscow) – priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, archpriest. Preacher, church writer, missionary, prominent figure in the monarchist movement, chairman of the Russian Monarchist Party. Vostorgov was executed by the Bolshevik government. He was glorified among the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia at the Jubilee Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in August 2000 for church-wide veneration; commemorated on August 23 according to the Julian calendar and in the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. He was born in 1864 in Kuban, in the village of Kavkazskaya, into the family of priest Ivan Aleksandrovich and Tatyana Ksenofontovna Vostorgov. His grandfather, Aleksandr Vostorgov, was a master of theology and professor at the Vladimir Theological Seminary. Vostogrov was orphaned at an early age. In 1887 he graduated from the Stavropol Theological Seminary at the age of 23 going on to teach at the seminary. Vostorgov was appointed the supervisor of the Stavropol Theological School in August 1887 after his graduation. Then being made the teacher of Russian and Church Slavonic languages. Two years later Vostorgov was made the deacon of the Church of the Archangel Michael - Kirpilskoye, in the kuban region. After being made a decon Vostorgov was quickly elevated the rank of priest. At his own expense, he set up a parochial school in the village, opened a temperance society, and preached extensively. The activities of the young priest led to many local Old Believers into joining the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1890 Vostorgov became the observe of church parish schools of the 12th deanery district of the Kuban. He also became the religious teacher and rector at the Stavropol boy's gymnasium and associated church.