Alaska Native Woman, ‘Everybody’s Helper,’ Is Orthodox Church’s First Female North American Saint

Pilgrims and clergy gather in remote Alaska village to canonize first Yup'ik saint

The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.

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 Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife of an Orthodox Christian priest, she was a “matushka,” or spiritual mother to many more. The Yup’ik […]

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BLK ALERTS - Pilgrims and clergy gather in remote Alaska village to canonize first Yup’ik saint

The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.