Monk Vladimir, in the world Vsevolod Vladimirovich Putiata, was born on October 2 (14), 1869, in Moscow and died on February 5, 1936, in Kirov. He was defrocked as a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1918, disagreeing with the decision to defrock him, he founded the "People's Church" in Penza, which united with the renovationist movement in 1922, and in 1934, Vladimir joined the Gregorian schism. Before his death, he repented and was accepted into the Moscow Patriarchate as a simple monk.

Vsevolod was the son of theater actor Vladimir Ivanovich Putiata and Raisa Vasilievna Shlykova, who came from Tula nobility. His parents divorced in 1873 after an unsuccessful marriage. Vsevolod received an excellent education, spoke several foreign languages and ancient languages, which made him popular in society.

In 1887, he graduated from the 1st Tula Gymnasium, in 1891, from the Demidov Law Lyceum, and in 1897, from the Military Law Academy, after which he became an officer of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment. He was close to the future Emperor Nicholas II, which aided his career.

In 1899, Vsevolod left military service and entered the Kazan Spiritual Academy, surprising those around him. In 1900, he took monastic vows under the name Vladimir and was ordained as a hieromonk. He graduated from the academy in two years instead of four and became the inspector of the Kazan Spiritual Seminary.

In 1902, Vladimir was appointed rector of the church at the Russian embassy in Rome and received the rank of archimandrite. Here he worked on his master's thesis, utilizing access to archives and libraries. In 1906, he earned a Master of Theology degree for his work on the status of the church in Italy.

Vladimir became close to the high society of Rome, but his behavior caused discontent, and he was recalled to Russia. Later, he was appointed rector of the embassy church in Paris, but scandals related to his personal life recurred there as well. Despite this, his career continued due to connections at court.

From February 18, 1911, Vladimir became the Bishop of Omsk and Pavlodar. Although his appointment to Omsk was linked to his past behavior, he proved himself to be a demanding administrator, implementing discipline and brevity in communication with the clergy.