Saint Juvenaly of Alaska | |
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| Protomartyr of America | |
| Born | Yakov Feodorov Govorukhin c. 1761 Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Died | c. 1796 Kuinerrak, Alaska |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | 1977, Alaska by Russian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 2 July 24 September 12 December |
| Attributes | Monastic habit Epitrachelion Cross |
| Patronage | Alaska |
Juvenaly of Alaska (Russian: Иеромонах Ювена́лий; 1761, Yekaterinburg, Russia – 1796, Kuinerrak, Alaska), Protomartyr of America, was a Russian hieromartyr and member of the first group of Orthodox missionaries who came from the monasteries of Valaam and Konevets to evangelize the native inhabitants of Alaska. He died while evangelizing among the Yupik Eskimos on the mainland of Alaska in 1796. His feast day is celebrated on July 2, and he is also commemorated with all the saints of Alaska (September 24), and with the first martyrs of the American land (December 12).