Juvenaly of Alaska
HieromartyrSeptember 24 · 1761–1796
Juvenaly of Alaska (1761, Yekaterinburg — 1796, Alaska) — hieromartyr, missionary. Feast day: 24 September.
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Juvenaly of Alaska was an 18th-century Russian missionary and hieromartyr who served the indigenous peoples of Alaska. Born Yakov Feodorov Govorukhin in Yekaterinburg, he transitioned from a mining official to a monk at the Valaam Monastery. In 1793, he joined a small group of clergy sent to evangelize the region. He is recognized for his extensive work baptizing many Sugpiaq, Chugach, and Dena'ina people across the Alaskan landscape before his death in 1796.

