Nicola Yanney

Fr. Nicola Yanney (Feb. 5, 1873-Oct. 29, 1918) was a early priest to Arab Orthodox Christians in America. He helped establish St. George Church in Kearney, Nebraska, and regularly ministered to Orthodox Christians all across the American West and Midwest. He died of Spanish flu in 1918.

Sources

• St. George Orthodox Christian Church (Kearney, Nebraska) research page
• St. George Orthodox document on Fr. Nikola's life
• Orthodox History feature
• Find-a-Grave page