Peter the Aleut
Saint Peter the Aleut | |
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 Icon of St. Peter the Aleut | |
| Martyr of San Francisco and Protomartyr of America | |
| Born | possibly around 1800 |
| Died | 1815 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1980 by Orthodox Church in America |
| Feast | September 24 |
| Attributes | portrayed as an Aleut youth, wearing a traditional gut parka[1] |
Peter the Aleut (d. 1815), also known as Cungagnaq, is a saint in some parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was a native of Kodiak Island in what is now Alaska (being a member of the Alutiiq people). He received the name Peter when he was baptized as a Christian by Herman of Alaska's missionaries operating to the north.[2] He is said to have been captured by Spanish soldiers working near San Pedro (thought to be San Francisco or somewhere else in southern California).
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Icon: St. Peter the Aleut Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Creighton University
- ↑ "St. Peter the Aleu - allsaintsofamerica.org". allsaintsofamerica.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.[permanent dead link]