Patronage
Patron Saint of Alaska
The Catholic Church venerates St. Herman of Alaska as the patron saint of Alaska. Patron saints are heavenly intercessors — believers entrust a place, profession, or struggle to a saint whose own life touched it, and ask for their prayers before God.
St. Herman of Alaska
Feast: December 13“The first Orthodox saint canonized in the Americas, a Russian monk who defended Native Alaskans from exploitation.”
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