Luke of Simferopol (Luke, Russian: Архиепи́скоп Лука́, born Valentin Felixovich Voyno-Yasenetsky, Russian: Валенти́н Фе́ликсович Во́йно-Ясене́цкий; April 27 or May 9, 1877 in Kerch – June 11, 1961, Simferopol), known as Saint Luke the Blessed Surgeon, was an outstanding surgeon, the founder of purulent surgery, a spiritual writer, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, and archbishop of Simferopol and the Crimea from May 1946. He was a laureate of the Stalin Prize in medicine in 1946.
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Valentin Felixovich Voyno-Yasenetsky 9 May 1877 Kerch, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
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11 June 1961 (aged 84) Simferopol, Russia
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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