New Martyr · 20th century
Hieromartyr Philosophos of St Petersburg and his Sons
Also known as Philosophos Ornatsky · Boris Ornatsky · Nicholas Ornatsky
A beloved archpriest of St Petersburg, a tireless preacher and worker of charity, who openly resisted the Bolshevik persecution of the Church and was shot in 1918 together with his two sons, Boris and Nicholas.
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Notes
Named family group commemorated as one; modern glorification; flagged for review.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints