Johannes Avetaranian
Mullah in Turkey (descendent of Prophet Muhammad)
Born on: June 30, 1861Died on: December 11, 1919
Aged: 58 years 164 days (701 months)
Birth Sign: Cancer
Johannes Avetaranian, born Mehmet Şükri 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.
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