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Religious Site Attractions In Alaska

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Alaska is a U.S. state in the northwest extremity of North America. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east, its most extreme western part is Attu Island, and it has a maritime border with Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas—the southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. It is the largest state in the United States by area and the seventh largest subnational division in the world. In addition, it is the 3rd least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 United States; nevertheless, it i...
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Religious Site Attractions In Alaska

  • 1. St. Michael's Cathedral Sitka
    St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Matsoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia. After 1872, the cathedral came under the control of the Diocese of Alaska. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1962, notable as an important legacy of Russian influence in North America and Southeast Alaska in particular.An accidental fire destroyed the cathedral during the night of January 2, 1966, but it was subsequently rebuilt. The new building's green domes and golden crosses are a prominent landmark in Sitka. Some of the icons date to the mid-17th century; two icons are by Vladimir Borovikovsky. St....
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  • 2. Holy Family Cathedral Anchorage
    Holy Family Cathedral is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Anchorage and with Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral it is the seat of the archbishop. Holy Family is located in the City of Anchorage in the state of Alaska.
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  • 3. Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church Kodiak Island
    The Holy Resurrection Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church located at the corner of Mission Road and Kashevaroff Avenue in Kodiak, Alaska. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in AmericaIt was built in 1945 as a replacement to a previous building that burnt in 1943. The Russian Orthodox presence in Kodiak dates from 1796, not long after the settlement's founding. The current church is about 70 by 30 feet in plan dimensions.The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The listing also includes a detached bell tower which is believed to be 19th century in construction.
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