US EditionWho Was Olga, the Alaska Native Drawing Devotion as Orthodoxy’s New Saint?
- St. Olga of Kwethluk has become the first female Orthodox saint from North America after a ceremony in her village in southwestern Alaska.
- Metropolitan Tikhon described the Orthodox Church as a hierarchical institution while celebrating her glorification.
- Prayers celebrated St. Olga as 'the healer of those who suffered abuse and tragedy,' honoring her life as a mother and grandmother.
- St. Olga is now part of a growing group of saints connected to Alaska, described by the community as an Orthodox holy land.
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The Hamilton SpectatorWho was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy’s new saint?
KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — “St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint…
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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint
It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife of an Orthodox Christian priest, she was a “matushka,” or spiritual mother to many more.The Yup’ik woman became known in church communities across Alaska for quiet generosity, piety and compassion — particularly as a consoler of women who had suffered from abuse, from misca…
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