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Herman of Alaska (Russian: Герман Аляскинский, romanized: 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.
The Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in Platina, California.It is part of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America. [1] The monastery was founded by Seraphim Rose [2] [3] and Herman Podmoshensky back in 1968 with the blessing of Bishop John Maximovitch of the Diocese of San Francisco and Western America of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of ...
Seraphim Rose (born Eugene Dennis Rose; August 13, 1934 – September 2, 1982), also known as Seraphim of Platina, was an American priest and hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who co-founded the Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, California.
From 1808 to 1818, Spruce Island was the hermitage of Herman of Alaska, later glorified as a saint and considered the patron saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, in the Americas. The island was referred to as New Valaam (Russian: Ново-Валаамский) by St. Herman, and is a site of pilgrimages by Orthodox Christians.
This is a list of parishes of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Alaska, United States. Eastern Orthodoxy in North America is divided into several separate Eastern Orthodox Churches Many parishes in Alaska are members of the Orthodox Church in America while others are members of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia or the Russian Orthodox ...
Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in Platina. [22] St. Andrew's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located in Valyermo. [23] St. Michael's Abbey, a Roman Catholic monastery located in Silverado. [24] St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete, an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in Wildwood. [25]
Administrator: Rev. Hieromonk Andrew. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery. [15] St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of Bishop Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America in Libertyville, Illinois.
Saint Herman’s Orthodox Theological Seminary is an Orthodox Christian seminary located in Kodiak, Alaska, with a campus in Anchorage.Established as a pastoral school in 1972 (52 years ago) (), the seminary now provides a number of educational programs to prepare students for work in the Orthodox Church, as readers, choir directors, church school teachers, and clergy.