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St Sigismund parish
05-507 Słomczyn
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Warsaw archdiocese, Poland

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XX century (1914 – 1989)

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religious status

saint

surname

POMMERS

forename(s)

John (pl. Jan)

forename(s)
versions/aliases

Jānis

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canonisation date

01.11.1981

Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

function

archbishop

creed

Eastern Orthodox Church ORmore on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2014.09.21]

diocese / province

Ryga OR eparchymore on
ru.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.06.12]

nationality

Latvian

date and place
of death

12.10.1934

Ozolkalnamanor house
today: in Jugla district of Riga, Riga city mun., Latvia
more on
lv.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.06.12]

alt. dates and places
of death

11.10.1934

details of death

First arrested in 1917 in Taganrog — after the overthrow of tsarism in 02.1917 — by representatives of the new provisional government, which he publicly opposed.

Released after protests by representatives of his flock in front of the prison where he was held.

At the end of 1917, prob. after the provisional government was overthrown and the Bolsheviks took power, expelled from the capital of his new diocese of Tver.

While ministering in the Penza and Saransk eparchy (1918‐1921) repeatedly detained and interrogated by the Bolshevik authorities.

Trying to solve the crisis tearing apart his eparchy, arrested by the Bolsheviks, among others on 27.09.1918.

Held in Penza prison — his name was on the list of people to be murdered.

Released from prison in c. 10.1918 thanks to the intervention of the German consul — and held under house arrest.

In 06.1919 conscripted into the Bolshevik army — thanks to the intervention of his flock the decision got postponed.

In 11.1919 arrested again by the genocidal Bolshevik organization All–Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter–Revolution, Speculation and Abuse of Power, commonly known as the Cheka, and accused of being a member of a „counter–revolutionary organization”.

Initially held in prison in Penza, later in 1920 transferred to a prison in Moscow.

Released in 03.1920.

After assuming the function of the bishop of the Eparchy of Riga in the Republic of Latvia, settled in the summer estate of his eparchy, near Riga — lived there alone, without protection, which he rejected.

Murdered on the night of 11‐12.10.1934, by unknown perpetrators.

The murderers set the house on fire, but it was brought under control by firefighters.

His body bore traces of torture, his personal archive was looted.

Some historians suspect Russian militias of the genocidal NKVD of the crime.

cause of death

murder

perpetrators

Russians (?)

date and place
of birth

19.01.1876

Ilzessaluagricultural farm
today: Prauliena pog., Madona mun., Latvia
more on
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[access: 2023.06.12]

religious vows

13.03.1903 (permanent)

presbyter (holy orders)
ordination

13.06.1904

positions held

24.07.1921 – 12.10.1934

bishop — Rigatoday: Riga city mun., Latvia
more on
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[access: 2020.07.31] ⋄ autonomous Latvian Orthodox Church ⋄ Riga OR eparchy — head of the administration, covering the entire territory of Latvia, with extensive powers in the fields of administration, finances and education of the Latvian Church granted by the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Tikhon

1925 – 1934

parliamentary deputy — Rigatoday: Riga city mun., Latvia
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.07.31] ⋄ Parliament (Lat. Saeima) of the Republic of Latvia — three times, in 1925, 1928 and 1931, elected to the Parliament; leader of Russian and Orthodox groups

22.04.1918 – 19.07.1921

bishop — Penzatoday: Penza oblast, Russia
more on
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[access: 2022.07.16] ⋄ Penza‐Saransk OR eparchy

from 1918

archbishop — Russian Orthodox Church

c. 13.09.1917 – 22.04.1918

auxiliary bishop — Staritsatoday: Staritsa reg., Tver oblast, Russia
more on
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[access: 2023.06.12] ⋄ vicariate ⋄ Tver‐Kashin OR eparchy — resident mainly in Tver; at the end of 1918 expelled from Tver, nevertheless took over the duties of administrator of the Tver eparchy

04.04.1913 – c. 07.09.1917

auxiliary bishop — Taganrogtoday: Rostov oblast, Russia
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.09.24] ⋄ vicariate ⋄ Ekaterinoslav and Mariupol OR eparchy — from 05.10.1916 known as eparch of Taganrog and Azov Upland

11.1912 – 04.04.1913

auxiliary bishop — Odessatoday: Odessa urban hrom., Odessa rai., Odessa obl., Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.02.04] ⋄ vicariate, Russian Orthodox Church ⋄ Kherson‐Odessa OR eparchy

02.1912 – 11.1912

auxiliary bishop — Minsktoday: Minsk city reg., Belarus
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.07.31] ⋄ Minsk OR eparchy — also: superior of the Holy Spirit monastery in Minsk, chairman of the School Council of the Minsk eparchy, temporarily administrator of the Minsk eparchy

from 1912

Bishop — Russian Orthodox Church

1908 – 1912

rector — Vilniustoday: Vilnius city dist., Vilnius Cou., Lithuania
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.01.06] ⋄ Orthodox Theological Seminary — also: superior of the Holy Trinity Orthodox monastery, chairman of the Lithuanian Eparchy School Council, chairman of the Eparchy Publishing Committee

from 1907

Archimandrite, i.e. superior abbot — Russian Orthodox Church

1906 – 1907

inspector — Vologdatoday: Vologda city reg., Vologda oblast, Russia
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.08.05] ⋄ Orthodox Theological Seminary

1904 – 1906

professor — Chernihivtoday: Chernihiv rai., Chernihiv obl., Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.27] ⋄ Orthodox Theological Seminary — lecturer in Holy Bible

from 13.06.1904

hieromonk — Russian Orthodox Church — diaconate cheirotonia, i.e. ordination on 23.09.1903

1900 – 1904

student — Kievtoday: Kiev city rai., Kiev city obl., Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.03.02] ⋄ Orthodox Theological Academy — postgraduate specialised studies, crowned with the degree of Candidate of Theology

1899 – 1900

psalmist — Liepājatoday: Liepāja mun., Latvia
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.06.12] ⋄ OR parish — also: teacher at elementary school

1897 – 1899

teacher — Ļaudonatoday: Ļaudona pog., Madona mun., Latvia
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.06.12] ⋄ elementary school

1891 – 1897

student — Rigatoday: Riga city mun., Latvia
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.07.31] ⋄ Orthodox Theological Seminary — 1st class diploma

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