Herman of Alaska


Herman of Alaska
Venerable, Wonderworker
Born1756
Serpukhov or Voronezh Governorate, Russia
DiedNovember 15, 1837 (aged 81)
Spruce Island, Russian Alaska
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Communion
CanonizedAugust 9, 1970, Kodiak, Alaska by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), and simultaneously in San Francisco by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR)
Major shrineHoly Resurrection Cathedral, Kodiak, Alaska (relics); Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Chapel, Spruce Island, Alaska (burial site)
FeastAugust 9 (glorification)
December 13 (repose)
November 15 (repose-alternate)
AttributesClothed as a monk, with a flowing white beard; sometimes wearing a wrought iron cross and chains about his chest.
PatronageAmericas

Herman of Alaska (Russian: Преподобный Ге́рман Аляскинский, romanized: Prepodobny German Alaskinsky;[1] c. 1756 – November 15, 1837) was a Russian Orthodox monk and missionary to Alaska, which was then part of Russian America. His gentle approach and ascetic life earned him the love and respect of both the native Alaskans and the Russian colonists. He is considered by many Orthodox Christians to be the patron saint of North America.[2]

  1. ^ "Преподобный Ге́рман Аляскинский". azbyka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  2. ^ Walsh, p. 261.

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