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Righteous Olga of Kwethluk

Also known as: Tanqilria Arrsamquq; Matushka Olga of Alaska

Righteous Mother Olga, pray to God for us.

Brief Life A Yup'ik Orthodox matushka, midwife, and mother known for prayer, compassion, and care for women and families, glorified by the Orthodox Church in America.
Feast Day(s) Oct 27
Rank / Type
RighteousWonderworker
Church Status
Layperson
Family / Life State
MarriedParent
Vocation
Nurse
Commonly Asked Intercessions
Childbirth
Life Experience
Poverty
Virtue
MercyCharity
Region of Origin
Alaska
Tradition of Veneration
North American
Era Modern
Century 20th
Gender Female
Notes Recently glorified OCA saint.
Sources OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints