Herman of Alaska

Saint Herman of Alaska
Venerable, Wonderworker
Born	1756 Serpukhov or Voronezh Governorate, Russia
Died	November 15, 1837 (aged 81) Spruce Island, Russian Alaska
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion
Canonized	August 9, 1970, Kodiak, Alaska by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), and simultaneously in San Francisco by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR)
Major shrine	Holy Resurrection Cathedral, Kodiak, Alaska (relics); Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Chapel, Spruce Island, Alaska (burial site)
Feast	August 9 (glorification) December 13 (repose) November 15 (repose-alternate)
Attributes	Clothed as a monk, with a flowing white beard; sometimes wearing a wrought iron cross and chains about his chest.
Patronage	Americas

Herman of Alaska (Russian: Преподобный Ге́рман Аляскинский, romanized: Prepodobny German Alaskinsky;^[1] c. 1756 – November 15, 1837) was a Russian Orthodox monk and missionary to Alaska, which was then part of Russian America. His gentle approach and ascetic life earned him the love and respect of both the native Alaskans and the Russian colonists. He is considered by many Orthodox Christians to be the patron saint of North America.^[2]