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Christian feast day: Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))
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Herman of Alaska
Russian Orthodox monk and saint (c. 1736 – 1837)
Herman of Alaska 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church
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Second-largest Christian church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is one of the three major doctrinal and jurisdictional groups of Christianity, with approximately 230 million baptised members. It…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Protestant Anglican denomination
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