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Peter the Aleut

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[[Image:Peter the Aleut.jpg|right|frame|St. Peter the Aleut]]
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The holy martyr '''Peter the Aleut''' (or '''Cungagnaq''' in his native tongue) was probably a native of Kodiak Island (Aleutian IslandsAlaska). He is said to have received the Christian name of Peter when he was [[baptism|baptized]] into the [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] faith by the [[monk]]s of [[Herman of Alaska|St. Herman]]'s—missionaries operating in the north. His feast day is commemorated in the Orthodox Church on [[September 24]] or [[December 12]].
==Martyrdom==
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