RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Innocent of Alaska

1797 - Today

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Innocent of Alaska (Russian: Иннокентий; August 26, 1797 – 12 April [O.S. March 31] 1879), also known as Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow, was a Russian Orthodox missionary priest, then the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna. 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. As a missionary priest he took his wife and family with him. In these territories he learned several languages and dialects of the indigenous peoples. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Innocent of Alaska is the 2,140th most popular religious figure (down from 1,832nd in 2019), the 1,115th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,052nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Innocent of Alaska ranks 2,140 out of 3,187. Before him are Hayton of Corycus, Egbert, Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Wincenty Kadłubek, and Theodore of Tarsus. After him are Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Subhūti, Ludwig Kaas, Theodore Romzha, and Wolfgang Capito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, Innocent of Alaska ranks 55. Before him are Adrien-Henri de Jussieu, Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Friedrich von Lütke, Gotthilf Hagen, Anthony Panizzi, and Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann. After him are Ramón Castilla, Karl Otfried Müller, Henry E. Steinway, Alexander Bestuzhev, Johann Andreas Wagner, and Jean-Marie Duhamel.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Innocent of Alaska ranks 1,115 out of 3,761. Before him are Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow (1877), Semyon Bychkov (1952), Nikolay Rukavishnikov (1932), Savely Kramarov (1934), Yegor Ligachyov (1920), and Dmitry of Suzdal (1322). After him are Mikhail Kuzmin (1872), Franz Meyen (1804), Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (1877), Konstantin Thon (1794), Yury Solomin (1935), and Vladislav Surkov (1964).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Innocent of Alaska ranks 27. Before him are Hyacinth (1777), Abdurreshid Ibrahim (1857), Patriarch Job of Moscow (1525), Theophan the Recluse (1815), Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov (1852), and Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow (1877). After him are Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow (1910), Matrona Nikonova (1881), Anna Filosofova (1837), Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow (1507), Marina Semyonova (1908), and Talgat Tadzhuddin (1948).

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