The Yup’ik woman became known in church communities across Alaska for quiet generosity, piety and compassion — particularly ...

Now, after an elaborate ceremony in her village of about 800 people in southwestern Alaska, she is the first female Orthodox saint from North America, officially known as “St. Olga of Kwethluk, ...

On the Day of Pentecost, 14 th May, 1606 he declared:"Let the heavens, the earth, the waters with all their creatures, and those present, witness that I, Captain Pedro Ferdinand de Quiros...in the ...