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He was martyred in February 14th, 1996.
On april 29, 2000 Federal Security Service of the Russia passed to metr. [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow|Kyrill of Smolensk]], Chairman of the External Church Relations Department of the Moscow Patriarchate, a selection of the documents testifying to destiny of the priest of Michael Archangel church Anatoly Chistousov, abducted by the Chechen terrorists on January, 29th, 1996.
During the period, when a destiny of fr. Anatoly remained unknown, the Church hierarchy undertook attempts of liberating the abducted priest, as well as and other clergymen and the children of Church captivated in the Chechnya. Sometimes prisoners finally found freedom, in others, to a regret, they was executed by gangsters and reposed in settlements of rightenous.
Remains of father Anatoly were exhumated just in July, 2003 in mountains near Old Achkhoy.
== Links ==
* [http://www.stavropol-eparhia.ru/personae/clergy/chistousov/ Биография на сайте Ставропольской и Владикавказской епархии РПЦ]
