18th and 19th-century Russian Orthodox monk and saint
Saint
Herman of Alaska
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: Преподобный Ге́рман Аляскинский, tr. Prepodobny 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.
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