Innocent of Alaska

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Russian bishop and saint

WritersLived 1797 to 1879 · aged 81

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Fame51.3

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Languages22

Peak2010s

In century#3,394

Also inDeutsch

Photos 4

Contemporary portrait of Bishop Innocent.

Innocent as Metropolitan of Moscow.

The relics of Saint Innocent of Alaska (reliquary/coffin below and his icon on the opened lid above) in the Assumption Cathedral of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiyev Posad, Russia

Awards 6

Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky

Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class

Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class

Order of St. Andrew

Demidov Prize

Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky

Connected to Innocent 6

Karl Ernst ClausAlso won Demidov Prize

Mikhail PogodinAlso won Demidov Prize

Dmitry MilyutinAlso won Demidov Prize

Andrey ZaliznyakAlso won Demidov Prize

Nikolai KardashevAlso won Demidov Prize

Alexander VostokovAlso won Demidov Prize

About this person

Innocent of Alaska, 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.