St Herman of Alaska - 3.75 x 5 (Maple) Iconography He held his parish together

He held his parish together through a very tense time of war under Japanese occupation in Shanghai

75 x 5 icon in maple of the Theotokos is the perfect smaller size icon for your icon corner at home or on your nightstand

He then had his eyes on America and ended up in Washington DC

St Herman of Alaska was a Russian monk who along with 10 other monks left Valaam Monastery in Russia and were sent to Alaska as missionaries to bring orthodoxy to America

He is credited as the founder of orthodoxy in America and we love him dearly

St Herman of Alaska - 3.75 x 5 (Maple) Iconography He held his parish togetherSt Herman of Alaska was a Russian monk who along with 10 other monks left Valaam Monastery in Russia and were sent to Alaska as missionaries to bring orthodoxy to America. They left in 1794 and traveled by foot and horse all the way to the Bering Strait where they got on a boat and crossed the sea into Alaska. They then traveled all the way to Kodiak Island, let that sink in! St Herman fought against the abuse and slavery of the native Aleutian people