Alaska Russian Orthodox Diocese Bishop Nikolai, right, leads visiting church dignitaries on a tour of St. Michael's Cathedral on Wednesday in Sitka. Also shown are Bishop Tikhon, left, bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania...
...was sculpted by Victor Alonzo Lewis. The model was "Skagway Bill" Fonda. In 1964, two Sitka landmarks, St. Michael's Cathedral and the Russian Mission Building, were officially recognized as National Historic Landmarks. In the nation In...
...was sculpted by Victor Alonzo Lewis. The model was "Skagway Bill" Fonda. In 1964, two Sitka landmarks, St. Michael's Cathedral and the Russian Mission Building, were officially recognized as National Historic Landmarks. In the nation In...
...in front of the Sitka Pioneer Home. "Skagway Bill" Fonda was its model. In 1964, two Sitka landmarks, St. Michael's Cathedral and the Russian Mission Building, were officially recognized as National Historic Landmarks. In the nation In...
...on St. Michael's Day, the tower bells were rung simultaneously with those of the Moscow Kremlin and St. Michael's Cathedral in Sitka, in honor of the patron saint of New Archangel. The event had been arranged by Vladimir Kolychev and...
...he could attend the seminary, and after years of study he was ordained in 1976 on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Cathedral in Sitka. He was a missionary priest, and served in Hawaii, San Francisco, Hoonah, Angoon and Sitka. He was...
...Herman's Seminary, and the first Tlingit priest in the Russian Orthodox church. He was ordained at Saint Michael's Cathedral in Sitka in 1976. He married his wife Emily on June 22, 1950, in Sitka. He lived in Juneau, Sitka and Hoonah...
...Sitka. In the evening, a service called "The Akathist to Our Lady of Sitka" will be held at 6 p.m. at St. Michael's Cathedral in Sitka, followed by a "Bishop's Tea" where refreshments will be served. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March...
...boots, zaniest costume, best couple, best kids group and many others. The course includes a loop around St. Michael's Cathedral before returning to Crescent Harbor for families with children, or a run from Crescent Harbor to the corner of...
...Herman's Seminary, and the first Tlingit priest in the Russian Orthodox church. He was ordained at Saint Michael's Cathedral in Sitka in 1976. He married his wife Emily on June 22, 1950, in Sitka. He lived in Juneau, Sitka and Hoonah...
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