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Annual St. Herman Pilgrimage: Half a Century Later

Source: Orthodox Church in America

August 2, 2023

Bishop Gregory (Afonsky) of Alaska and Bishop Herman (Swaiko) of Alaska traveling to Spruce Island during the Annual Saint Herman Pilgrimage in 1973.

The 2023 Annual Saint Herman Pilgrimage in Alaska comes exactly half-a-century after the first pilgrimage held in conjunction with Saint Herman’s feast day in August 1973. This year, festal services on August 7-9 in Kodiak and on Spruce Island will be led by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) and His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska.

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“Grandfather Herman”

“Grandfather Herman”
Interview with Hierodeacon Herman of Valaam Monastery

“Grandfather Herman”

“Grandfather Herman”
Interview with Hierodeacon Herman of Valaam Monastery
Sergei Vityazev, Hierodeacon Herman (Murog)
It was providential too, and then St. Herman of Alaska moved to Spruce Island. In accordance with his prophecy, a monastery was founded there, which belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Church. On Spruce Island St. Herman of Alaska ended his days, having lived till almost eighty.

Monument to St. Herman of Alaska unveiled in his hometown

Monument to St. Herman of Alaska unveiled in his hometown

Monument to St. Herman of Alaska unveiled in his hometown

Monument to St. Herman of Alaska unveiled in his hometown
In honor of the 270th anniversary of his birth, the year 2021 has been declared the year of St. Herman of Alaska in the Ryazan Province of Russia, where his hometown of Kadom is located.

The Power of St. Herman Was Christ Himself

The Power of St. Herman Was Christ Himself
Elder Aimilianos of Simenopetra

The Power of St. Herman Was Christ Himself

The Power of St. Herman Was Christ Himself
Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra
There, in Alaska, where there are some hundred and fifty volcanic islands, they bear witness to the power, the memory, and the holiness of St. Herman who was laid to rest there like the dawn.