Fedot Trofimovich Shatokhin

Fedot Shatokhin was born in 1888 in the village of Zaitsevo, Yekaterinoslav Province (now Ukraine, Horlivka District). During World War I, he served as a soldier in the Oka Infantry Regiment.

In 1926, the future hieromartyr was arrested and imprisoned for a year on the charge of "spreading religious beliefs among peasants." His second arrest occurred on April 2, 1935, in Donetsk. By that time, he was already a priest. The details of his ordination remain unknown because, during interrogations, he maintained a very cautious stance to protect others, stating, "I know nothing about myself and cannot testify about anyone else."

Father Fedot did not remain silent about his religious convictions, thus continuing his pastoral mission even in captivity. He declared during interrogation, "Science and everything else comes from God, and God created people, and God will do whatever He wants to each unbelieving person."

On July 14, 1935, the special board of the Donetsk Regional Court sentenced Priest Fedot Shatokhin to seven years of corrective labor camps. He was sent to the Koktun-Kul Department of the NKVD Karaganda Labor Camp to serve his term.

On August 20, 1937, Father Fedot, along with other like-minded priests, was arrested in the camp.
Like the others involved in the case of "Priest Vasily Zelensky and others," he was charged with "being part of a counter-revolutionary group that conducted illegal prayers, erected a cross, engaged in anti-Soviet agitation, refused to participate in haystacking, and participated in a memorial service for executed enemies of the people."
Father Fedot did not plead guilty.
On September 10, 1937, Priest Fedot Shatokhin was sentenced to death by the NKVD troika of Karaganda Region.

He was executed on September 15 of the same year.

He was canonized in August 2000 by the decision of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.