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St. Nicholas Church, Nikolski
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St. Nicholas Church, Nikolski

Церковь Святителя Николая (Никольски)
USAНикольски1930Public buildings
A wooden church of an Aleut village on Umnak Island, built in 1930 and considered the fourth on the site: the first was erected in 1806, the second consecrated in 1828 under Father John Veniaminov. The building is known for decorative carving by local craftsmen. The parish belongs to the Aleutian Deanery of the Diocese of Sitka and Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America. The church was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Деревянный храм алеутского селения на острове Умнак, построенный в 1930 году и считающийся четвёртым по счёту: первая церковь поставлена здесь в 1806 году, вторая освящена в 1828 году при священнике Иоанне Вениаминове. Здание известно резным декором работы местных мастеров. Приход входит в Алеутское благочиние епархии Ситки и Аляски Православной церкви в Америке. В 1980 году храм внесён в Национальный реестр исторических мест США.

Property abroad

EraChurch
FunctionChurch
Present ownerDiocese of Sitka and Alaska, Orthodox Church in America
Acquisitionbuilt
StatusIn use
As of2026-09
The parish directory of the Orthodox Church in America lists the church as a parish of the Aleutian Deanery without a resident priest; the ROSSIA organisation runs a preservation project for it.

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