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Olga of Alaska

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[[MatushkaImage:Bem-aventurada_Olga.jpg|thumb|right]] '''Saint Olga Michaelof Alaska'''(1916-1979), also known as Olinka, was a [[priest]]'s wife from Kwethluk village, on the Kuskokwim River in Alaska who lived a life of Christian humility and charity. Saint Olga was glorified in 2023, and her memory is commemorated on [[November 10]].
== Life ==
When Matushka Olga reposed on [[November 8]], 1979, many people from miles around wanted to come to her funeral, but since it was November, the winter weather made it impossible. But on the day of her funeral a wind from the south brought warm weather, thawing the ice and snow to make the trek to Kwethluk possible. When the mourners exited the church to take her body to the graveyard, a flock of birds followed. Those who dug her grave found that the ground, too, had thawed. The evening after her funeral, the normal harsh winter weather returned.
 
== Potential Glorification ==
Olga is [[veneration|venerated]] in the area in which she lived her earthly life, and also receives personal veneration from many Orthodox women touched by her life story. It is said that she has appeared in the dreams of the faithful, sometimes alongside the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]]. As of yet, she has not been formally glorified by any jurisdiction.
== External Links ==
[[Category:Orthodoxy in America]]
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