RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter the Aleut

1800 - 1815

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Peter the Aleut (Russian: Пётр Алеу́т, romanized: Pyotr Aleút), born Cungagnaq (Russian: Чукагнак, romanized: Chukagnak; died 1815), is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was a native of Kodiak Island (Alutiiq or Sugpiaq), and received the Christian name of Peter when he was baptized into the Orthodox faith by the monks of St Herman's missionaries operating in the north. In 1815, he was captured by Spanish soldiers near San Pedro, tortured and killed either there or at a nearby location. Semyon Yanovsky's letter, which was the first account of Peter's alleged martyrdom, written 50 years after his murder, describes Peter as being murdered and tortured by Spanish soldiers on the orders of the Jesuits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter the Aleut is the 3,017th most popular religious figure (down from 2,981st in 2019), the 11,519th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,198th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter the Aleut ranks 3,017 out of 3,187. Before him are Lillian Disney, Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, David Miscavige, Gregorio Aglipay, Hilarion, and Ezra Taft Benson. After him are William Morgan, Maelgwn Gwynedd, Joseph Parecattil, Gianni Ambrosio, John Kilian, and Ravi Zacharias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1800, Peter the Aleut ranks 82. Before him are Zinovios Valvis, George Bancroft, Kolyu Ficheto, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Juan Francisco de Vidal, and Caleb Cushing. After him are Edward Bouverie Pusey, and Henry Hutchinson. Among people deceased in 1815, Peter the Aleut ranks 36. Before him are Johann Peter Salomon, William Nicholson, Jakub Jan Ryba, Benjamin Smith Barton, George Montagu, and Thomas Picton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter the Aleut ranks 11,521 out of 20,380. Before him are Thane Baker (1931), Abby Mann (1927), Eric Van Lustbader (1946), George Amick (1924), Oliver Hudson (1976), and Genesis Rodriguez (1987). After him are Edward Lachman (1948), Glen Powell (1988), April Bowlby (1980), John J. Crittenden (1787), Scott Grimes (1971), and Bill Laswell (1955).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Peter the Aleut ranks 108. Before him are Edward Egan (1932), William Cameron Townsend (1896), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Lillian Disney (1899), David Miscavige (1960), and Ezra Taft Benson (1899). After him are John Shelby Spong (1931), Gintaras Grušas (1961), Richard Cushing (1895), Katharine Jefferts Schori (1954), Terence Cooke (1921), and John Hagee (1940).

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