[[Image:Bem-aventurada_Olga.jpg|thumb|right|Holy MatushkaOlga of Alaska]] '''Saint Olga Michaelof Alaska''' ([[February 3]], 1916 - [[8th of November 8]], 1979), also known as Olinka, was a [[priest]]'s wife from Kwethluk village, on the Kuskokwim River in Alaskawho lived a life of Christian humility and charity. Saint Olga was glorified in 2023, and her memory is commemorated on [[November 10]].

Matushka Olga was a Native Alaskan known for her empathy and caring for those who had suffered abuse of Yup'ik originall kinds, especially sexual abuse. Her husband While her family was the village postmaster and manager of the general storepoor, and later archpriestshe gave generously to those who were poorer, Fr. Nikolai Michael. Serving often giving away her community not only as a priestchildren's wife, but clothes to the needy. She was also as known for her ability to tell when a midwifewoman was pregnant, Matushka Olga gave birth to and raised several children, many of whom she gave birth to without even before the aid of a midwife of woman herself had missed her ownperiod.

When Matushka Olga was known for her empathy and caring for those who had suffered abuse of all kindsreposed on [[November 8]], 1979, especially sexual abuse. While many people from miles around wanted to come to her family was poorfuneral, she but since it was generous to those who were poorerNovember, often giving away the winter weather made it impossible. But on the day of her children's clothes funeral a wind from the south brought warm weather, thawing the ice and snow to make the needytrek to Kwethluk possible. She was also known for When the mourners exited the church to take her ability body to tell when the graveyard, a woman was pregnantflock of birds followed. Those who dug her grave found that the ground, too, even before the woman herself had missed thawed. The evening after her periodfuneral, the normal harsh winter weather returned.

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Olga receives veneration [[Category:Orthodoxy in the region in which she lived her earthly life, and personal veneration from many Orthodox women touched by her life story. It is said that she has appeared in the dreams of the faithful, sometimes alongside the America]][[Theotokos|Mother of GodCategory:People]]. As of yet, she has not been formally glorified by any jurisdiction. == External Links ==[[Category:Saints]]

[http[pt://oholy.net/BlsdOlgaHome.html Blessed Olga of do Alaska: Northern Light of God's Holy Church] includes icon-style egg-tempera paintings of Matushka Olga suitable for personal veneration]