She grew up in the Antiochian Orthodox Church, sister to the Greek and Russian Orthodox churches. Her family lived two blocks from their church. Her family and the priest's family were close.

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"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.

The Church is being used as a tool to exert influence and undermine legitimate ecclesiastical structures. This is yet another element of Russia's hybrid expansion," Yusov said.

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Several Orthodox monks and martyrs with ties to Alaska have already been canonized in the Orthodox Church in America, the now-independent offspring of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of St. Olga, the first female Orthodox saint in North America.