Alexander Hotovitzky was an Eastern Orthodox priest and hieromartyr born in 1872 in Kremenets. After completing his studies at the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, he spent eighteen years serving as a missionary and pastor in the United States. Upon returning to the Russian Empire, he held various positions in Helsinki and Moscow. Following the October Revolution, he faced repeated arrests and exile for his religious activities. He was eventually executed in Moscow in 1937 during the Great Purge.