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The Venerable hieromartyr [[Metropolitan]] '''Benjamin (Kazansky) of Petrograd and Gdov''' headed the [[Eparchy of St. Petersburg]] as the Bolsheviks assumed power in Russia and was executed by them for his firm defense of the Church against the Renovated Church (Living Church) and for his stand against the requisition of the church valuables by the Bolsheviks.  Benjamin is remembered on [[July 31]] along with his fellow [[martyr]]s [[Archimandrite]] Sergius (Shein), and laymen George Novitsky, and John Kovsharov.