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St. Platon of Revel

1869–1919 · Tartu · Feast January 14

Paul Kulbusch was born to an Estonian family, became a priest in St. Petersburg serving his countrymen, and in 1917 was consecrated the first Estonian Orthodox bishop. In 1919 the Bolsheviks arrested him in Tartu and, as their army retreated, shot him with two priests in a bank cellar.

  • Feast: January 14 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: 1869–1919
  • Place: Tartu
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