Mikhail Kargopolov was an Orthodox priest and military officer who was martyred in 1919. Before entering the priesthood, he served as an officer in the Cossack troops. He later functioned as a priest in the village of Petrovskoye, located within the Yeniseysk Governorate. During the Russian Civil War, he was arrested by a Red Army detachment, which led to his execution for refusing to renounce his faith and his cross.
Life and death
After his arrest, the priest was transported away from his village by soldiers. When they stopped, the captors attempted to force him to remove his cross, but he refused. While holding the cross and praying, he was shot by his executioners. He died in January 1919, and his funeral was held later that year in Krasnoyarsk at the Annunciation Church.
Veneration
He was recognized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000 during a Jubilee Council of Bishops. He is venerated as a hieromartyr among the new martyrs and confessors of Russia. His memory is observed on January 18 (31 by the Old Style calendar) and within the collective commemoration of the Russian new martyrs.