Fr. Paul reposed in the beginning of November of 1991. Just as his patron saint, St. [[Paul of Thebes]], he did not allow anyone to know the exact day of his repose and the burial place. His spiritual children commemorate [[October 24]]/November 6 (the day of icon of the Mother of God "[[Mother of God Joy of All Who Sorrow|The Joy of All Who Sorrow]]") as the day of the repose. Agrippina Kutomkina died a year later. It is believed that Fr. Paul lived in a small town of Kuvshinov near Tver according to a stamp on one letter that was send sent via regular mail. Some details of his early life were revealed later from the disclosed archives of KGB.