Peter of Krutitsy
Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsy | |
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Peter in 1925 | |
| Hieromartyr | |
| Born | July 10, 1862 (N.S./June 28, 1862 (O.S.) Storozhevoye, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | October 10, 1937/September 27 (O.S.) Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | February 23, 1997 by Russian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | September 27/October 10 |
| Attributes | Vested as a bishop, right hand raised in blessing |
Peter of Krutitsy (Священному́ченик Пётр Крути́цкий, born Pyotr Fyodorovich Polyansky, Пётр Фёдорович Поля́нский; July 10, 1862 (June 28 O.S.) – October 10, 1937 (September 27 O. S.), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and martyr. From April 12 till December 9, 1925 he was the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving as the patriarchal locum tenens. Despite his imprisonment, he remained technically locum tenens until his death in 1937.
He is considered as a saint hieromartyr by the Russian Orthodox Church.