Jonah of Hankou
Russian saint
Died when: 37 years 186 days (450 months)Star Sign: Aries
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Bishop Jonah (secular name Vladimir Pokrovsky, Russian: ???????? ??????????;April 17, 1888 – October 20, 1925), was a bishop of Hankou of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR).
He served in Northern China in the years immediately following the Bolshevik Revolution.He was officially glorified by the ROCOR on October 20, 1996.
The Bishop's Council of the Russian Orthodox Church canonized Jonah as Enlightener Jonah of Hankou on 3 February 2016.
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