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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in ...
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 ...
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Canonized on the Kuskokwim: Orthodox faithful descend on Kwethluk for the glorification of St. Olga
The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her ...
Cincinnati's Panegyri Greek Festival is back for its 50th year. Everything to know
Opa! The Panegyri Greek Festival is celebrating 50 years this weekend. The three-day cultural event, hosted by the Holy ...
Greater Cincinnati Greek festival celebrates 50 years with food, dance, and music
The 50th Panegyri Greek Festival is set to offer a vibrant taste of Greek culture at the Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek ...
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St. Olga's glorification is only the beginning of spiritual pilgrimages to Kwethluk
Last week, the Kuskokwim community of Kwethluk welcomed hundreds of pilgrims for the glorification of St. Olga in the St.
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In a historic canonization, the ‘mother of the Kuskokwim’ becomes an Orthodox saint
The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...
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Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint? - Click2Houston
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.
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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of Matushka Olga Michael, who became the first female Orthodox saint in North ...
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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 Matushka Olga Michael, who became the first female Orthodox saint in North ...