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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church was founded in 1893, at the request of the local Tlingit community. Constructed locally by Tlingit people and Serbian miners in 1893-94, the church was built on land donated by Yees Ganalax and using plans and funds sent from Russia.
History | St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
When St Nicholas was founded in 1894, there were no Russians in Juneau, and Alaska had been under United States control since it purchased Alaska from Russia in “Seward’s Folly” on March 30, 1867, the Russian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas was established here in 1894. Many tourists who visit our Church during the summer months are ...
Administration | St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
2020年11月27日 · Fr. Maxim Gibson and his family come to St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Juneau from Denton, TX via Norfolk, VA. Fr. Maxim holds a Master of Divinity degree from St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, PA.
About Us | St. Nicholas Orthodox Church | Juneau, Alaska
Nicholas is not only the oldest continually-functioning Orthodox Church building in Southeast Alaska, but also the last octagon shaped church in the state. Our historic building is showing the signs of its more than 120 years of continuous use and preservation is a top priority.
The Bell | St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
To prevent this, the bell and its Queen Anne style tower were removed from the church and placed on the ground while the church and Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska (ROSSIA) worked to raise the necessary funds to reconstruct bell tower as part of Phase 1 of St. Nicholas’ preservation work.
The Orthodox Church | St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is in a unique place as an Orthodox community and a center of the Alaskan Mission among the Tlingit people. Founded at the initiative of the local Tlingit population, we have always been home to Orthodox people of all kinds and, due to travel logistics in Southeast Alaska, our priest is often called to support the ...
Kulich / Pascha (Russian Easter Bread) - St. Nicholas Orthodox …
2023年4月11日 · Kulich / Pascha (Russian Easter Bread) The Pascha bread, known in Juneau as “Russian Easter Bread,” is a rich egg bread filled with raisins and decorated with frosting and candy. It is traditionally round, and is symbolic of Christ, who is the true Bread of Life.
About Orthodoxy | St. Nicholas Orthodox Church , Juneau Alaska
Founded in A.D. 33, the Orthodox Church has a long history and deep theology that is worth learning, whether you are Orthodox or not.
Alaskan Orthodoxy & the Mission to Hoonah and Angoon
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is in a unique place as an Orthodox community and a center of the Alaskan Mission among the Tlingit people. Founded at the initiative of the local Tlingit population, we have always been home to Orthodox people of all kinds and, due to travel logistics in Southeast Alaska, our priest is often called to support the ...
Friends of St. Nicholas & Historic Preservation - St. Nicholas …
Native Alaskans, Serbian miners, a few Orthodox townspeople from other cultural heritages, and even some non-Orthodox Christians took up a call for the building of a Russian Orthodox Church in our young but energetic town. The Church was named after St. …