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Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint?
The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and ...
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 priest, honored as a spiritual mother by the title of “matushka.” ...
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After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews are engaging with the world more than ever
open image in gallery Hasidic Jewish men chat inside Gottlieb's Restaurant on Monday, June 16, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York (AP) The Orthodox make up 9%. The president of the Union for ...
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Orthodox churches join Catholic bishops in suing Washington over ... - MSN
The Orthodox Church of America said in the press release that “Every state, including Washington, honors the clergy-penitent privilege. ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel15d
Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first ...
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.
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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s ...
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.
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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first ...
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 Photo/Mark ...