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St. Innocent of Irkutsk
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St. Innocent of Irkutsk

c. 1680–1731 · Irkutsk · Feast November 26

John Kulchitsky was a Ukrainian monk sent as head of a mission to Peking. When the Chinese refused to receive him, he stayed at the border and became the first bishop of Irkutsk in Siberia, preaching among the Buryats and other peoples. He lived very simply and his relics were found incorrupt.

  • Feast: November 26 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: c. 1680–1731
  • Place: Irkutsk
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