Background
Vladimir (Vasiliy Petrovich Gorkovsky) was born on August 2, 1864 in Nashchokino village, Bobrovsky District, Russian Empire (now Nashchokino village, Voronezh, Russia).
Vladimir (Vasiliy Petrovich Gorkovsky) was born on August 2, 1864 in Nashchokino village, Bobrovsky District, Russian Empire (now Nashchokino village, Voronezh, Russia).
Vladimir graduated from Voronezh religious school, Voronezh Theological Seminary in 1885 and Kiev Theological Seminary in 1889.
Vladimir was a teacher at Pavlovsk religious school from 1889 to 1893 and pastor of Tikhvino-Onufriyevskaya Church at Voronezh from 1893 to 1912, arch-priest since 1902. He was a warden of Pavlovsk religious school from 1912 to 1918. Vladimir was prior of Pyatnitskaya Church in Voronezh from 1918 to 1920, Vladimirsky Cathedral in the town of Valuyki from 1920 to 1927. In 1926 took monastic vows.
He was bishop of Bogucharsk, vicar of Voronezh eparchy from 1927 to 1928, auxiliary and ruling bishop of several eparchies from 1928 to 1935, bishop of Ulyanovsk since 1935. He was unjustly repressed in 1937 (executed by firing squad).