Saint Gury (Karpov) Archbishop of Tauris

St Gury (1814 - March 17/29, 1882) was appointed chief of the fourteenth mission to China from 1856 until 1864.

Living in China for 18 years and mastering the Chinese language, St. Gury translated scripture, church history and liturgical material providing a catechetical foundation to serve as a reference for future translation efforts to meet the evangelical needs of the Spiritual Mission.

He was glorified among the locally revered saints by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of May 18, 2008, with the establishment of the commemoration day on March 17.

from Moscow copy
of 1864 NT

from Harvard/Waseda
copies of 1864 NT

Photo from
Boris Aleksandrov

icon with particle of relics
at SS Peter & Paul parish
in Hong Kong

• The Important Facts in Sacred History (trans. by Archim. Gury, 1860)
• New Testament History (trans. by Archim. Gury, 1861)
• Four Principles of Spiritual Cultivation (trans. by Archim. Gury, Beijing, 1864)
• Confession by St Dmitry of Rostov (trans. by Archim. Gury, 1860, 1863)
• Canon and Prayers for Holy Communion (trans. by Archim. Gury, 1863)
• Morning and Evening Prayers (trans. by Archim. Gury, 1864)
• New Testament
  translated by Archim. Gury (Karpov), 1864
• Lectionary Reading list
  translated by Archim. Gury (Karpov), 1865
• Catechesis compiled by Archim. Gury (Beijing, 1865)