Remains St Ioann Kochurov Located

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Ioann Kochurov who was missionary to America and Aljaska and who established Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago America, came back to Russia in 1916 and became first priest victim of Bolsheviks. He was priest of Temple at Tsarskoje Selo and when Bolsheviks came there to defeat Cossack guard, he was arrested and shot in front of his son. It has just been announced that his remains have been found in Tsarskoje Selo. He was canonized in 1994.

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