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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint
KWETHLUK, Alaska — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael ...
Anchorage Daily News10d
In a historic canonization, the ‘mother of the Kuskokwim’ becomes an Orthodox saint
The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...
KYUK8d
Canonized on the Kuskokwim: Orthodox faithful descend on Kwethluk for the glorification of St. Olga
The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her ...
Gulf Live5d
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
Choral chants and incense began rising after they disembarked, and continued for hours in the uncharacteristically hot sun of Alaska’s long solstice eve. About 150 devotees squeezed into the sanctuary ...
SFGate6d
Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint - SFGATE
The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. ... golden-robed acolytes, women in headscarves and other devotees in a mingling of dust and incense.
Penn Live5d
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of Matushka Olga Michael, who became the first female Orthodox saint in North ...
Alaska Public Media7d
Canonized on the Kuskokwim: Orthodox St. Olga glorified in Kwethluk
The two-day ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her message of ...
WBOC6d
Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint
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 ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel6d
Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint | U.S. | gjsentinel.com
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 ...
Hartford Courant5d
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
Now, after an elaborate ceremony in her village of about 800 people in southwestern Alaska, she is the first female Orthodox saint from North America, officially known as “St. Olga of Kwethluk ...
WRIC6d
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
Worshippers, including an Orthodox priest wearing a black cassock, walk on the dusty streets of Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, heading to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church for the canonization ...