Georgy Gapon

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Georgy Gapon was a Russian Orthodox priest and labor leader whose role in leading a workers’ procession in 1905 made him a central figure in the events that sparked the Russian Revolution of 1905.

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Georgy Gapon canonical 6
Father Georgy Gapon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Orthodox priest
human
labor leader
political activist
burialPlace St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
causeOfDeath hanging
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1870-02-17
dateOfDeath 1906-03-28
educatedAt Poltava Theological Seminary
Saint Petersburg Theological Academy
surface form: St. Petersburg Theological Academy
employer Russian Orthodox Church
ethnicGroup Ukrainian
familyName Gapon
founded Assembly of Russian Factory and Plant Workers of St. Petersburg
givenName Georgy
hasCause improvement of workers’ rights in the Russian Empire
languageSpoken Russian
Ukrainian
mannerOfDeath assassination
movement Russian revolutionary movement
labor movement
notableEvent led peaceful workers’ march to the Winter Palace
organized petition to Tsar Nicholas II in 1905
notableFor leading workers’ procession on Bloody Sunday
role in the Russian Revolution of 1905
notableWork petition to Tsar Nicholas II (1905)
occupation politician
priest
trade unionist
participantIn Bloody Sunday (1905)
1905 Russian Revolution
surface form: Russian Revolution of 1905
placeOfBirth Beliki
Poltava Governorate
Russian Empire
placeOfDeath Ozerki
Russian Empire
Saint Petersburg Governorate
politicalAlignment monarchist (early career)
sympathetic to socialist ideas
positionHeld leader of the Assembly of Russian Factory and Plant Workers of St. Petersburg
religion Russian Orthodox Church
sexOrGender male

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