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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