The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga “Arrsamquq” Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her message of healing from afar, and the people of the region for whom she has long held a saint-like status.
"Matushka Olga"
In Kwethluk, the relics of the first-ever Yup’ik saint are unearthed
Russian Orthodox believers and clergy visited Kwethluk to exhume Olinka “Arrsamquq” Michael’s body for her canonization.
St. Olga of Kwethluk to become first-ever Yup’ik saint
The late Orthodox missionary and scholar Fr. Michael Oleksa played a key role in compiling the accounts of holiness essential to the official process of Olga’s glorification.