Nestor, Bishop of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska, 1825-1882.

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Bishop Nestor was born Baron Nicholas Zakkis in a family of Russian gentry and was a naval officer before becoming a priest and bishop. He was Bishop of Alaska, 1879-1882, and developed many contacts for the Church in the U.S. He drowned at sea during a pastoral journey.

From the description of Papers, 1864-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155549621

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Alaska
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Orthodox Eastern Church
Orthodox Eastern Church
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Priests
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Birth 1825

Death 1882

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