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# Archaeologists Discover Presumed Relics of New Martyr Konstantin Snyatinovsky
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/archaeologists-discover-presumed-relics-of-new-martyr-konstantin-snyatinovsky/
- Published: 2026-10-12T18:24:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T18:38:44.000Z
- Description: Archaeologists in Russia have discovered the presumed remains of a priest martyred during the Bolshevik Revolution, pending scientific confirmation of his identity.
- Author: Tobias Straney
- Tags: #Category: News, Relics, Russian Orthodox Church, 1917 Revolution

**PERESLAVL-ZALESSKY, RUSSIA —** Archaeologists [have uncovered](https://preparhia.ru/146258) what are believed to be the remains of Hieromartyr Konstantin Snyatinovsky, a Russian Orthodox priest executed in 1918, near the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky.

On October 1, 2026, Bp. Feoktist of Pereslavl and Uglich and diocesan clergy served a prayer service at the presumed burial site before excavations began. On October 4, archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, led by Vladimir Zeifer, discovered the alleged remains with the participation of Fr. Anthony Zverkov, chairman of the diocesan Commission for the Canonization of Saints.

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Anthropological and molecular genetic examinations are planned to establish the identity of the remains. The excavation followed years of archival research into the circumstances of Fr. Konstantin’s death, his burial place, and the history of his veneration. According to Zeifer, the burial cut through earlier archaeological layers dating to the 12th–13th centuries, supporting a much later date consistent with the early 20th century.

Fr. Konstantin served as rector of the Church of St. Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow, in Pereslavl for 29 years after his ordination in 1889\. Known for helping hospital patients and factory workers with medicine and funeral expenses, he was widely respected in the city.

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Photos: preparhia.ru

In 1918, Red Guards summoned from Alexandrov arrested and executed him after local Red Army soldiers reportedly refused to carry out the order. His body was left at a hospital before being buried behind the altar of his church. The Russian Orthodox Church glorified him among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia on October 6, 2001.

The excavations also uncovered a brick structure and more than 100 artifacts, including glass bracelets, an amber cross, and a crescent-shaped pendant dating to the 12th and 13th centuries.

Previously, the [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/greece-agrees-to-return-remains-of-tsar-samuil-to-bulgaria/) that Greece agreed to return the remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria.