2/23/2023
Natalia Vashchina
These two holy martyrs saved the Russian Orthodox Church at that time—literally, not figuratively.
In 1928, Alexei left his cell, and his feat of feigned “foolishness” for Christ’s sake began. He lived anywhere he could, wore rags, and no one knew where he slept. He began to behave strangely; his fellow villagers could not always understand what he was doing.
No one was interested in the truth. The charges were standard for that time: anti-Soviet agitation, espionage.
An incredible story happened with Fr. Leonty at that camp. What he was subjected to would have broken anyone.
