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Orthodox Alaska Part 3: A Seminary That Serves As Kodiak Island’s Arctic Willow
Orthodox Alaska Part 3: A Seminary That Serves As Kodiak Island’s Arctic Willow

The arrival of St. Herman and a group of eight monks on this island on Sept. 24, 1794, planted a seed for the Orthodox Church on the continent. Since then, Alaska has been a spiritual cradle of Orthodox Christianity in North America.

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Christianity, North America, Orthodox, Primary Feature, ReligionJovan TripkovicJovan Tripkovic, St. Herman's seminary, Alaska, Primary Feature, Orthodox Alaska, Zenger News, zengernews, Matushka Olga Michael, Hieromonk Gideon, Father John Veniaminov, Russian Missionary Society, Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Archpriest John Dunlop, Father Vasily FisherComment