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The Valaam mission to Alaska
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The Valaam mission to Alaska

1793–1794 · 5 stops

Eight monks, St. Herman among them, crossed Siberia and the Pacific to bring Orthodoxy to America.

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    1. Valaam

      Monks from Valaam and Konevets, St. Herman among them, are chosen for a mission to Russian America.

    2. St. Petersburg

      They set out from St. Petersburg in December 1793.

    3. Irkutsk

      They cross Siberia by sled and cart, more than 7,000 km.

    4. Okhotsk

      From Okhotsk they sail across the North Pacific.

    5. Kodiak

      They reach Kodiak in September 1794, baptize thousands of Alaskans and build the first church.

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