Herman of Alaska | |
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| Venerable, Wonderworker | |
| Born | 1756 Serpukhov or Voronezh Governorate, Russia |
| Died | November 15, 1837 (aged 81) Spruce Island, Russian Alaska |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Canonized | August 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 shrine | Holy Resurrection Cathedral, Kodiak, Alaska (relics); Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Chapel, Spruce Island, Alaska (burial site) |
| Feast | August 9 (glorification) December 13 (repose) November 15 (repose-alternate) |
| Attributes | Clothed as a monk, with a flowing white beard; sometimes wearing a wrought iron cross and chains about his chest. |
| Patronage | Americas |
Herman of Alaska (Russian: Герман Аляскинский, romanized: 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]
- ^ "Преподобный Ге́рман Аляскинский". azbyka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ Walsh, p. 261.