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Regarding St. Juvenaly's Alleged Diary: "This mildly uninspiring document, which contradicts both Church and Native traditions about the saint's activities, was summarised in Bancroft's influential History of Alaska and accepted for a century as a major primary source. However, it is now very strongly suspected of being a forgery written by one of Bancroft's assistants." - Lydia T. Black, "The Daily Journal of Reverend Father Juvenal: A Cautionary Tale," Ethnohistory 28(1)33, 1981.
[The Death of Hieromonk Juvenaly http://www.fatheroleksa.org/resources/The+Death+of+Hieromonk+Ju.docThe Death of Hieromonk Juvenaly] (DOC) - "The Death of Hieromonk Juvenaly" in Richard Pierce, ed. ''Russia in North America: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Russian America, Sitka, Alaska, August 19-22, 1987. Limestone Press, Fairbanks, AK, 1990. 322-357.
:This document makes reference to a native companion, travelling with the saint. (see also ''Russian America: A Biographical Dictionary'', ed. Richard A. Pierce, The Limestone Press, 1990).
Another source states: "He was killed by the natives, and the reason for his death, was partly because the first thing he did after baptizing the natives was to order them to give up polygamy. He had also persuaded the chiefs and other leading men in the tribes there to give him their children so that the latter might be educated on Kodiak. When he set out with the children, the men regretted what they had done, gave chase, caught up with him, and fell upon him."[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/dgarneau/B.C.4.htm]
Another tradition is found in some versions of the life of the saint: "When Father Juvenaly was attacked by the savages he did not try to defend himself, or run away, which he could easily have done, especially since he had a firearm with him. He let himself be taken without offering any resistance, asking only that those with him should be spared, which was done.
Much later those who had been spared related that when Father Juvenaly was already dead he had risen up and followed his murderers, saying something to them. The savages, supposing him to be still alive, attacked him again and beat him. But as soon as they left him he again stood up and followed them, and this happened several times. Finally, in order to be rid of him, the savages hacked his body to pieces. Only then did this fervent preacher fall silent, a Martyr for the word of God. On the spot where the missionary's remains lay, there at once appeared a column of flame, reaching up to the sky." [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=102714], [http://www.stots.edu/article.php?id=55]
For more sources, see [http://www.voskrese.info/spl/Xalaska.html here].
==Hymns==
