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	[[Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish)]] presided at the services of the Glorification. [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Paul_(Olmari)_of_Finland Archbishop Paul (Olmari) of Finland] was the honoured guest of The Orthodox Church in America. Archbishop Paul had himself been a monk of [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Valaam_Monastery Valaam Monastery] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ladoga Lake Ladoga], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Valamo New Valamo Monastery] (Valaam Monastery had been evacuated to central Finland in 1940) was in his diocese in Finland. It was from Valaam Monastery that Saint Herman and other missionaries had been sent to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_America Russian-America] as missionaries.		[[Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish)]] presided at the services of the Glorification. [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Paul_(Olmari)_of_Finland Archbishop Paul (Olmari) of Finland] was the honoured guest of The Orthodox Church in America. Archbishop Paul had himself been a monk of [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Valaam_Monastery Valaam Monastery] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ladoga Lake Ladoga], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Valamo New Valamo Monastery] (Valaam Monastery had been evacuated to central Finland in 1940) was in his diocese in Finland. It was from Valaam Monastery that Saint Herman and other missionaries had been sent to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_America Russian-America] as missionaries.

	On 9 August, 1970, Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish), Archbishop Paul (Olmari), and other hierarchs and clergy, presided over the service of [https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2012/08/09/102241-glorification-of-venerable-herman-of-alaska-wonderworker-of-all glorification], which was held at [http://oca.org/parishes/oca-ak-kodhrc Holy Resurrection Church] on Kodiak Island.		On 9 August, 1970, Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish), Archbishop Paul (Olmari), [https://www.oca.org/fs/hierarchs-clergy-canonization-st-herman-of-alaska and other hierarchs and clergy], presided over the service of [https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2012/08/09/102241-glorification-of-venerable-herman-of-alaska-wonderworker-of-all glorification], which was held at [http://oca.org/parishes/oca-ak-kodhrc Holy Resurrection Church] on Kodiak Island.

			The bishops and clergy who served on the occasion of the glorification of the Elder Herman of Alaska as a saint of the Orthodox Church, and the services at which they were present are as follows :

			At the Vigil of canonisation, Saturday night at 7 p.m., His Beatitude, Metropolitan Ireney presided with His Eminence,
			Archbishop Paul of Finland ; His Eminence, Metropolitan Andrew of Bulgaria ; their Eminences, Archbishops John of Chicago
			and Kiprian of Philadelphia ; their Graces, Bishops Theodosius of Sitka ; Joasaph of Edmonton ; and Dmitri of Berkeley.
			The hierarchs were assisted by the Reverend Protodeacons Innocent Williams, and Nicholas Polyansky.

			The following priests served at this Vigil : the Right Reverend Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann ; the Right Reverend
			Mitred Archpriest Nicholas Veiglais ; the Very Reverend John Mason ; the Very Reverend John Karataeff ; the Very Reverend
			Joseph Kreta ; the Reverend John Psinka ; the Reverend John Sochka ; the Reverend Nikita Komarnitsky ; the Reverend George
			Gladky ; the Reverend George Afonsky ; the Reverend Ishmael Gromoff ; the Reverend Michael Koblosh.

			At the early Holy Liturgy, served at 7 a.m. Sunday at the grave of St. Herman in the centre of the Church, His Grace,
			Theodosius, Bishop of Sitka presided with their Graces, Bishops Joasaph of Edmonton, and Dmitri of Berkeley.
			The Reverend Deacon Michael Johnson assisted them.

			The following priests served at this Liturgy : the Very Reverend Prokopy Povarnitsin ; the Very Reverend Sergius
			Glagolev ; the Very Reverend Sergius Kuharsky ; the Very Reverend Daniel Hubiak ; the Reverend Nicholas Solak ; the
			Reverend Nicholas Harris ; the Reverend Theodore Fryntzko ; the Reverend David Black ; the Reverend David Horniak ; the
			Reverend Vladimir Lecko ; the Reverend Boris Geeza ; the Reverend Michael Irvin ; the Reverend Hieromonk Sebastian Gyza.

			At the second Holy Liturgy, served at 10 a.m. in the Altar, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Ireney presided with His
			Eminence, Archbishop Paul of Finland ; His Eminence, Metropolitan Andrew of Bulgaria ; their Eminences Archbishops John
			of Chicago, and Kiprian of Philadelphia. They were assisted by the Reverend Protodeacons Innocent Williams, and
			Nicholas Polyansky.

			The following priests served at this Holy Liturgy : the Right Reverend Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann ; the Right
			Reverend Mitred Archpriest Nicholas Vieglais ; the Right Reverend Mitred Archpriest Paul Jeromsky ; the Very Reverend
			John Nehrebecki ; the Very Reverend Vladimir Borichevsky ; the Very Reverend Sergius Garklavs ; the Reverend Macarius
			Targonsky ; the Reverend Michael Oskolkoff ; the Reverend John Kuchta ; the Reverend Simeon Oskolkoff.

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	On 11 March, 1969, the Great Council of Bishops ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Synod Holy Synod of Bishops]) of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in North America (one year later to become "[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America]", OCA) [https://www.oca.org/fs/address-1969-on-spiritual-father-herman formally declared] their intention to [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Glorification glorify] Father Herman, “as a sublime example of the Holy Life, for our spiritual benefit, inspiration, comfort, and the confirmation of our Faith”.		On 11 March, 1969, the Great Council of Bishops ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Synod Holy Synod of Bishops]) of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in North America (one year later to become "[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America]", OCA) [https://www.oca.org/fs/address-1969-on-spiritual-father-herman formally declared] their intention to [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Glorification glorify] Father Herman, “as a sublime example of the Holy Life, for our spiritual benefit, inspiration, comfort, and the confirmation of our Faith”.

	In advance of the glorification in August, 1970, the [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/disinterment disinterment] (exhumation) of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Relics Holy Relics] of the Holy [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Geronta Elder] Herman was prepared. A group of clergy was sent for this purpose to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_Island_(Alaska) Spruce Island], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska Alaska], to the grave of the holy elder. The grave was ~~sutuated~~ there, underneath the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sts._Sergius_and_Herman_of_Valaam_Chapel Chapel of Saints Sergius and Herman of Valaam]. One of the clergy who was present and paricipating in digging open the grave was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Vladimir_(Nagosky) Metropolitan Vladimir (Nagosky)] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo Tokyo] and all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan] (Metropolitan of the newly-[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Autonomy autonomous] [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Japan Church of Japan]). (Metropolitan Vladimir had grown up in what had recently become The Orthodox Church in America, and he had [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Vladimir_(Nagosky)#Pastoral_service served ealier as a priest] in the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Diocese_of_Sitka Diocese of Alaska]. He had been serving as a bishop in Japan since 1965, and he had been a major contributor to bringing about the autonomy of the Church of Japan.) Later, he reported that, as they dug, the earth itself exuded a heavenly fragrance. The Holy Relics were cleaned, washed, covered appropriately, and place in the specialy-prepared reliquary.		In advance of the glorification in August, 1970, the [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/disinterment disinterment] (exhumation) of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Relics Holy Relics] of the Holy [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Geronta Elder] Herman was prepared. A group of clergy was sent for this purpose to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_Island_(Alaska) Spruce Island], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska Alaska], to the grave of the holy elder. The grave was situated there, underneath the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sts._Sergius_and_Herman_of_Valaam_Chapel Chapel of Saints Sergius and Herman of Valaam]. One of the clergy who was present and paricipating in digging open the grave was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Vladimir_(Nagosky) Metropolitan Vladimir (Nagosky)] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo Tokyo] and all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan] (Metropolitan of the newly-[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Autonomy autonomous] [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Japan Church of Japan]). (Metropolitan Vladimir had grown up in what had recently become The Orthodox Church in America, and he had [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Vladimir_(Nagosky)#Pastoral_service served ealier as a priest] in the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Diocese_of_Sitka Diocese of Alaska]. He had been serving as a bishop in Japan since 1965, and he had been a major contributor to bringing about the autonomy of the Church of Japan.) Later, he reported that, as they dug, the earth itself exuded a heavenly fragrance. The Holy Relics were cleaned, washed, covered appropriately, and place in the specialy-prepared reliquary.

	At the appointed time, in advance of the glorification, the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Relics Holy Relics] of Father Herman were transferred from Spruce Island to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Resurrection_Church_(Kodiak,_Alaska) Temple of the Holy Resurrection] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_Island Kodiak Island].		At the appointed time, in advance of the glorification, the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Relics Holy Relics] of Father Herman were transferred from Spruce Island to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Resurrection_Church_(Kodiak,_Alaska) Temple of the Holy Resurrection] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_Island Kodiak Island].

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	==Glorification (sainthood), 1970==		==Glorification (sainthood), 1970==

	On 11 March, 1969, the Great Council of Bishops ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Synod Holy Synod of Bishops]) of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in North America (one year later to become "[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America]", OCA) formally declared their intention to [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Glorification glorify] Father Herman, “as a sublime example of the Holy Life, for our spiritual benefit, inspiration, comfort, and the confirmation of our Faith”.		On 11 March, 1969, the Great Council of Bishops ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Synod Holy Synod of Bishops]) of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in North America (one year later to become "[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America]", OCA) [https://www.oca.org/fs/address-1969-on-spiritual-father-herman formally declared] their intention to [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Glorification glorify] Father Herman, “as a sublime example of the Holy Life, for our spiritual benefit, inspiration, comfort, and the confirmation of our Faith”.

	In August, 1970, [~~[Metropolitan Theodosius~~ (~~Lazor~~) ~~\|Bishop Theodosius~~ (~~Lazor~~)]], ~~Bishop~~ of ~~Sitka~~ and ~~Alaska, hosted~~ the ~~ceremonies~~ in ~~Alaska marking~~ the ~~glorification~~ (~~canonisation~~) of ~~one~~ of the ~~original~~ Orthodox ~~missionaries to Alaska~~, the ~~well-known and well-beloved Elder Herman~~ of Alaska in ~~Kodiak~~, ~~Alaska~~.		In advance of the glorification in August, 1970, the [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/disinterment disinterment] (exhumation) of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Relics Holy Relics] of the Holy [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Geronta Elder] Herman was prepared. A group of clergy was sent for this purpose to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_Island_(Alaska) Spruce Island], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska Alaska], to the grave of the holy elder. The grave was sutuated there, underneath the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sts._Sergius_and_Herman_of_Valaam_Chapel Chapel of Saints Sergius and Herman of Valaam]. One of the clergy who was present and paricipating in digging open the grave was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Vladimir_(Nagosky) Metropolitan Vladimir (Nagosky)] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo Tokyo] and all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan] (Metropolitan of the newly-[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Autonomy autonomous] [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Japan Church of Japan]). (Metropolitan Vladimir had grown up in what had recently become The Orthodox Church in America, and he had [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Vladimir_(Nagosky)#Pastoral_service served ealier as a priest] in the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Diocese_of_Sitka Diocese of Alaska]. He had been serving as a bishop in Japan since 1965, and he had been a major contributor to bringing about the autonomy of the Church of Japan.) Later, he reported that, as they dug, the earth itself exuded a heavenly fragrance. The Holy Relics were cleaned, washed, covered appropriately, and place in the specialy-prepared reliquary.

	In advance of the glorification, the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Relics ~~relics~~] of Father Herman were transferred from ~~his grave underneath~~ the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Sts~~.~~_Sergius_and_Herman_of_Valaam_Chapel Chapel~~ of ~~Saints Sergius~~ and ~~Herman of Valaam on~~ Spruce Island], to the ~~Temple~~ of ~~the Holy Resurrection on~~ Kodiak ~~Island~~.		At the appointed time, in advance of the glorification, the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Relics Holy Relics] of Father Herman were transferred from Spruce Island to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Resurrection_Church_(Kodiak,_Alaska) Temple of the Holy Resurrection] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_Island Kodiak Island].

			In part, this transfer was for the sake of taking proper care of these Holy Relics, and making them more readily available for veneration by pilgrims. It is never to be assumed that one can make it at will to Spruce Island, even nowadays.

			In August, 1970, [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Theodosius_(Lazor) Bishop Theodosius (Lazor)], Bishop of Sitka and Alaska, hosted the ceremonies in Alaska that marked the glorification (canonisation) of one of the original Orthodox missionaries to Alaska, the well-known and well-beloved Elder Herman of Alaska in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak,_Alaska Kodiak], Alaska.


	[[File:Canonisation Saint Herman 1.jpg]] '''Service on Spruce Island at the transfer of the Holy Relics'''		[[File:Canonisation Saint Herman 1.jpg]] '''Service on Spruce Island at the transfer of the Holy Relics'''


	In part, this transfer was for the sake of taking proper care of these holy relics, and making them more readily available for veneration by pilgrims. It is never to be assumed that one can make it at will to Spruce Island, even nowadays.

	[[Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish)]] presided at the services of the Glorification. [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Paul_(Olmari)_of_Finland Archbishop Paul (Olmari) of Finland] was the honoured guest of The Orthodox Church in America. Archbishop Paul had himself been a monk of [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Valaam_Monastery Valaam Monastery] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ladoga Lake Ladoga], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Valamo New Valamo Monastery] (Valaam Monastery had been evacuated to central Finland in 1940) was in his diocese in Finland. It was from Valaam Monastery that Saint Herman and other missionaries had been sent to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_America Russian-America] as missionaries.		[[Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish)]] presided at the services of the Glorification. [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Paul_(Olmari)_of_Finland Archbishop Paul (Olmari) of Finland] was the honoured guest of The Orthodox Church in America. Archbishop Paul had himself been a monk of [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Valaam_Monastery Valaam Monastery] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ladoga Lake Ladoga], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Valamo New Valamo Monastery] (Valaam Monastery had been evacuated to central Finland in 1940) was in his diocese in Finland. It was from Valaam Monastery that Saint Herman and other missionaries had been sent to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_America Russian-America] as missionaries.

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VwecTd3RLw Video : Archpriest Michael Oleksa, "Miracles of the saints of Alaska"]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VwecTd3RLw Video : Archpriest Michael Oleksa, "Miracles of the saints of Alaska"]

			[https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox?projector=1 Video : "Indie Alaska : Pilgrimage to Spruce Island"] (24 September, 2015)

	[http://archbishop-of-ottawa.org/messenger/Com1993-2.4-2.pdf ‘Monk Herman, Archimandrite Ioasaph Tell of Struggles, Joys in Missionary Labours’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Spring, 1993)], Supplement between pp. 4-5.		[http://archbishop-of-ottawa.org/messenger/Com1993-2.4-2.pdf ‘Monk Herman, Archimandrite Ioasaph Tell of Struggles, Joys in Missionary Labours’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Spring, 1993)], Supplement between pp. 4-5.

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	==References==		==References==

	[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.russian-inok.org/books/prep_german.html&prev=search ~~Korsun, Sergey, compiler, "~~Reverend Herman of Alaska" (Jordanville : Holy Trinity Monastery , 2002). ISBN : 0-88465-071-5.]		Korsun, Sergey, compiler, “[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.russian-inok.org/books/prep_german.html&prev=search Reverend Herman of Alaska]” (Jordanville : Holy Trinity Monastery , 2002). ISBN : 0-88465-071-5.

	[https://www.amazon.ca/Herman-Wilderness-Russia-Kodiak-Alaska/dp/0884651924 ~~Korsun, Sergei, Black, Lydia, “Herman~~: A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, ~~Alaska”~~, translated by Daniel Marshall (Jordanville, NY : St Job of Pochaiv Printshop, 2012). ISBN-10 : 0884651924 ; ISBN-13 : 978-0884651925.]		Korsun, Sergei, Black, Lydia, “[https://www.amazon.ca/Herman-Wilderness-Russia-Kodiak-Alaska/dp/0884651924 Herman : A Wilderness Saint : From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska]”, translated by Daniel Marshall (Jordanville, NY : St Job of Pochaiv Printshop, 2012). ISBN-10 : 0884651924 ; ISBN-13 : 978-0884651925.

	“Little Russian Philokalia”, vol. III: St. Herman (Platina, CA : St. Herman of Alaska Press, 1988). ISBN 0-938635-32-8.		“Little Russian Philokalia”, vol. III: St. Herman (Platina, CA : St. Herman of Alaska Press, 1988). ISBN 0-938635-32-8.
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	[http://www.fatheroleksa.org/ Oleksa, Michael, “Orthodox Alaska: A Theology of Mission” (Crestwood, NY : St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1998).]		[http://www.fatheroleksa.org/ Oleksa, Michael, “Orthodox Alaska: A Theology of Mission” (Crestwood, NY : St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1998).]

	Tarasar, Constance J, ed., ~~"Orthodox~~ America 1794-1976 : Development of The Orthodox Church in ~~America"~~ (Syosset, NY : The Orthodox Church in America Department of History and Archives, 1975). ASIN : B000ZLZAUE.		“[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/The_%E2%80%9CRussian_Mission%E2%80%9D_in_North_America The Russian Mission in North America]”

			Tarasar, Constance J, ed., “Orthodox America 1794-1976 : Development of The Orthodox Church in America” (Syosset, NY : The Orthodox Church in America Department of History and Archives, 1975). ASIN : B000ZLZAUE.

	Walsh, Michael J., “A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West” (Collegeville, MN : Liturgical Press, 2007). ISBN 978-0-8146-3186-7.		Walsh, Michael J., “A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West” (Collegeville, MN : Liturgical Press, 2007). ISBN 978-0-8146-3186-7.

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