Innokenti Weniaminov
Innocent of Alaska ( Russian Иннокентий Вениаминов , secular Иван Евсеевич Попов Ivan Jewsejewitsch Popov , in the literature often Ivan Veniaminov * August 26 . Jul / 6. September 1797 greg. In Anga (Anginskoje) Ujesd Verkholensk in Irkutsk , † 31 March July / April 12, 1879 greg. In Moscow ), later known as Saint Innocent of Alaska or Moscow, was a priest ,Archbishop , Metropolitan and Missionary of the Russian Orthodox Church and is an apostle-like .
At the same time he played an important role in the study of the languages and culture of the northern Pacific region , especially with regard to the ethnography of the Aleutians and the Tlingit . Among other things, he has translated Bible texts into several Aleut languages and worked as a missionary on the island of Unalaska . His descriptions of life in the Aleutians are important evidence of the now largely destroyed Aleutian culture. In 1977 he was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church .
literature
- Klaus Appel: Veniaminov, Innokentij. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 1209-1210.
- Heinrich Michael Knechten: Russian messengers of faith . Hartmut Spenner, Kamen, 2nd, expanded edition 2019, ISBN 978-3-89991-206-7 , pp. 98-134.
Web links
- Literature by and about Innokenti Weniaminow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography (English)
- Innocent of Alaska
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| SURNAME | Innokenti Weniaminov |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Popov, Ivan Evsejewitsch; Innocent of Alaska; Иннокентий (Вениаминов); Попов-Вениаминов, Иван Евсеевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian Orthodox saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anga near Irkutsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1879 |
| Place of death | Moscow |