The August pilgrimage to Spruce Island, just off the coast of Kodiak, is a yearly event for Orthodox believers in Alaska and the world over. The ritual celebrates the canonization of St. Herman, a Russian missionary who arrived with the early fur traders and soon became a major part of Alutiiq history. Pilgrims make their way toward the Ss. Sergius …
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Liturgy on the last day of the Saint Herman Pilgrimage. Mitch Borden/KMXT KMXT’s Mitch Borden Every year, people from all over the world come to Kodiak to honor Saint Herman of Alaska, who’s a saint in the Orthodox Church. This year the pilgrimage couldn’t make it to its final destination on Spruce Island because of bad weather. KMXT went to …
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St. Herman Seminary archivist Daria Safronova and school dean, Father John Dunlop, display some of the recently rediscovered Alutiiq language artifacts found in the school archives. There’s a close up of the book after the jump. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Yesterday, KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs told you about the recent rediscovery of a book, handwritten in Alutiiq and containing numerous …
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