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Jacob Netsvetov | |
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| Enlightener of Alaska | |
| Born | 1802 Atka Island, Aleutian Islands |
| Died | July 26, 1864 New Archangel (Sitka), Alaska |
| Canonized | Oct 1994, Saint Innocent Cathedral Anchorage Alaska by Orthodox Church in America |
| Feast | July 26 |
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Jacob Netsvetov (Russian: Яков (Иаков) Егорович Нецветов), Enlightener of Alaska, was an Alaskan Creole from the Aleutian Islands who became a priest of the Orthodox Church and continued the missionary work of Innocent for Alaska Natives. His feast day is celebrated on July 26, the day of his death.[1]
- ^ Archimandrite Serafim (1973). The Quest for Orthodox Church Unity in America A History of the Orthodox Church in North America in the Twentieth Century. Saints Boris and Gleb Press. p. 16.
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