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Sitka Mercantile

5.0 (1 review)
Open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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St Michael's Cathedral - Archangel Michael Icon Gift & Bookstore

St Michael's Cathedral - Archangel Michael Icon Gift & Bookstore

4.3(7 reviews)
0.1 mi
$$

We had to hurry because for some reason the priest decided to close the church earlier than the…read moretimes listed. We only had a few minutes to quickly look at the inside before he closed the church. It was a shame because we would have liked more time to spend seeing this iconic Russian Orthodox Church. You can admire the church unique architecture for free from the outside, but there is a fee to see the inside. What is interesting is that before Alaska became the 49th of the United States, it was colonized by Russia. The original church, designed by Bishop Innocent himself, was built between 1844 and 1848 out of spruce timber and sailcloth for insulation. As it was the first on the continent, St. Michael's was the seat of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America. It was the largest building in Alaska at that time. Liturgies are predominantly in English, but hymns are sung in Tlingit; Aleut; Yupik; and Slavonic, the language of Russian Orthodox services, as well. Sadly, the original building caught fire in 1966 and burnt to the ground. The townspeople collected what artifacts they could of the demolished church, including precious icons. These were put on display in the new St. Michael's, an exact replica of the original with some modern updates. The walls of St. Michael's are still lined with sailcloth in memory of both the original church and those who have lost their lives at sea.

This is a beautiful Cathedral. It's very well maintained and inviting. It is a must see when…read morevisiting Sitka! It's very historical.

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St Michael's Cathedral - Archangel Michael Icon Gift & Bookstore
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