Herman of Alaska
Herman of Alaska | |
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Icon of Herman | |
| Venerable, Wonderworker | |
| Born | 1756 Serpukhov or Voronezh Governorate, Russia |
| Died | November 15, 1837 (aged 81) Spruce Island, Russian Alaska |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Canonized | August 9, 1970, Kodiak, Alaska by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), and simultaneously in San Francisco by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) |
| Major shrine | Holy Resurrection Cathedral, Kodiak, Alaska (relics); Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Chapel, Spruce Island, Alaska (burial site) |
| Feast | August 9 (glorification) December 13 (repose) November 15 (repose-alternate) |
| Attributes | Clothed as a monk, with a flowing white beard; sometimes wearing a wrought iron cross and chains about his chest. |
| Patronage | Americas |
Herman of Alaska (Russian: Герман Аляскинский, romanized: German Alaskinsky; c. 1756 – November 15, 1837) was a Russian Orthodox monk and missionary to Alaska, which was then part of Russian America. He is considered by many Orthodox Christians to be the patron saint of North America.