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"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized June 19 as the first female ...

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Native American News Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint Published: Jun. 26, 2025, 1:58 p.m.

Several Orthodox monks and martyrs with ties to Alaska have already been canonized in the Orthodox Church in America, the now-independent offspring of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of St. Olga, the first female Orthodox saint in North America.

Alaska Native Woman, 'Everybody's Helper,' Is Orthodox Church's First Female North American Saint KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska ...

The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America.

The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in an elaborate ceremony to canonize St. Olga Michael in her remote home ...