Johannes Avetaranian
Johannes Avetaranian, born Mehmet Şükri (Erzurum, Ottoman Empire, 30 June 1861 – Wiesbaden, Germany, 11 December 1919) was originally a mullah in Turkey who converted from Islam to Christianity, and later became a missionary for the Swedish Mission Covenant Church in Southern Xinjiang (1892–1938). He translated the New Testament into the Uyghur language. He preached Christianity in Xinjiang and at a Swedish Protestant mission. He died in 1919, aged 58, in Wiesbaden.
Johannes Avetaranian | |
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| Born | 30 June 1861 Erzurum, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 11 December 1919 (aged 58) Wiesbaden, Weimar Republic |
According to his autobiography, he was a sayyid, meaning a direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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