Abstract

St. Innokenty, missioner and enlightener of Alaska people, arrived as a young priest to serve on the island of Unalaska. He aimed to translate into the Aleutian language and publish theological books, the Gospel and liturgical texts so that to wake the local population to the Christian faith. The history of the first and second translation into the Aleutian language of the Catechism, its publication and also the creation by St. Innokenty of alphabet and grammar of the Aleutian language, the translation of the Gospel and liturgical texts and his own writing entitled “Indication of the Way into the Kingdom of Heaven”. The significance of his work on translating and publishing books is shown.

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