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Russian Orthodoxy in
Alaska
Holy Assumption of the VirginMary Russian Orthodox Churchin Soldotna, Alaska.
The Oldest Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska
1929- Yupik New Testament
•Catherine II
•1793- First missionaries sent
View of Kodiak as the missionaries first arrived
•St. Herman
•“Ap’a” meaning Grandfather
St. Herman’s Chapel: Spruce Island, Alaska
• Griggori Ivanovich Shelikhov
Russian Art
St. Michael’s Cathedral in Sitka
Holy Ascension Church, Unalaska
On the site of an earlier church (c. 1825) , Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church was built in 1896 in Unalaska.
Seldovia, Alaska
Eklutna, Alaska
Seward’s Folly
•Agreement signed March 30, 1867
•Began negotiations in 1859
January 3, 1959
Antonson, J. & William, H. Alaska’s Heritage.Anchorage, Alaska: 1984
Rennick, P. Alaska Geographic: Russian America. Anchorage, Alaska: Hart Press, 1987.
Ritter, H. Alaska’s History. Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center Publishing, 2007.
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