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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
KWETHLUK, Alaska — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael ...
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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
Two women embrace during the canonization ceremony of St. Olga in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, which made her the first female Orthodox saint in North America. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) AP ...
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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint - SFGATE
Two women embrace during the canonization ceremony of St. Olga in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, which made her the first female Orthodox saint in North America. Mark Thiessen/AP ...
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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint - Newsday
There are several female Catholic saints from North America. They include St. Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th century Mohawk-Algonquin woman canonized in 2012. An elaborate canonization ceremony ...
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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint | U.S. | gjsentinel.com
The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in an elaborate ceremony to canonize St. Olga Michael in her ...
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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint - WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta
There are several female Catholic saints from North America. They include St. Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th century Mohawk-Algonquin woman canonized in 2012. An elaborate canonization ceremony ...