Martyr 19th century

Martyr Peter the Aleut

Also known as Cungagnaq · Protomartyr of America

An Orthodox Aleut youth captured by Spanish authorities in California and killed after refusing to abandon Orthodoxy; honored as the Protomartyr of America.

Feast Day
September 24
Their life

An Orthodox Aleut youth captured by Spanish authorities in California and killed after refusing to abandon Orthodoxy; honored as the Protomartyr of America.