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Olga of Alaska | |
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| Matushka | |
| Born | February 3, 1916 Kwethluk, Alaska, United States |
| Died | November 8, 1979 (aged 63) Kwethluk, Alaska, United States |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | November 9, 2023 by Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America |
| Feast | November 10 |
| Attributes | Wearing a midwife uniform, scroll, prayer rope on her hand and a bowl of water |
| Patronage | Midwife Sexual abuse |
Olga (Arrsamquq) Michael (February 3, 1916 – November 8, 1979), known as Saint Olga (Arrsamquq) of Alaska, Saint Olga of Kwethluk, or Matushka Olga, was an Eastern Orthodox priest's wife from Kwethluk village, on the Kuskokwim River in Alaska.[1][2] In 2023, she became the first North American woman, and the first Yup'ik person, to be canonized as an Orthodox saint.[3]
- ^ Kevin Wigglesworth. Matushka Olga Michael of Alaska. The Canadian Journal of Orthodox Christianity. Volume III, No. 1. Winter 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ Fr. John Shimchick. MATUSHKA OLGA MICHAEL: A Helper in Restoring the Work of God's Hands. Jacob's Well, Diocese of New York/New Jersey (OCA). Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Boots, Michelle Theriault (Dec 13, 2023). "Orthodox Church makes Kwethluk woman its first North American female and Yup'ik saint". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2023-12-14.