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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
St. Olga, a Yup'ik woman who died in 1979 at age 63, was a midwife, a mother of 13 and the wife of an Orthodox Christian ...
Anchorage Daily News11d
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 ...
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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 ...
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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) AP 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 ...
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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. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in an elaborate ceremony to canonize St. Olga Michael in her remote home ...
National Catholic Reporter5d
Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint - National Catholic Reporter
Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of St. Olga, the first female Orthodox saint in North America. (AP/Mark Thiessen) ...
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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 St. Olga, the first female Orthodox saint in North America.
Alaska Public Media8d
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 ...
Seattle Times7d
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint - The Seattle Times
Nation & World Northwest Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint June 26, 2025 at 4:02 am Updated June 26, 2025 at 6:34 am By ...
Hartford Courant6d
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint - Hartford Courant
When the bishops of the Orthodox Church in America authorized St. Olga’s canonization in 2023, there was talk of moving her body to Anchorage as a more accessible location.