Innocent of Alaska
(1797-1879)
Russian bishop and saint
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Saint Innocent of Alaska (August 26, 1797 – March 31, 1879, O.S.), also known as Saint Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow (Russian: Святитель Иннокентий Митрополит Московский) was a Russian Orthodox missionary priest, then the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia. Remembered for his missionary work, scholarship, and leadership in Alaska and the Russian Far East during the 19th century, he is known for his abilities as a scholar, linguist, and administrator, as well as his great zeal for his work.
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26 August 1797 Anginskoye, Irkutsk Oblast
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| Died |
31 March 1879 (aged 81) Moscow
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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