St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church, St. George Island
Церковь Святого Георгия Победоносца (остров Святого Георгия)
A wooden Orthodox church of the Aleut community on St. George Island (Pribilof Islands), built about 1935; the first church on the island dated from the 1870s. All building materials had to be shipped to the treeless island. The parish was founded by the Russian Orthodox mission and now 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 православный храм алеутской общины на острове Святого Георгия (острова Прибылова), построенный около 1935 года; первая церковь на острове была возведена в 1870-х годах. Все строительные материалы доставлялись на безлесный остров морем. Приход основан Русской православной миссией и ныне 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 an active parish of the Aleutian Deanery.
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Sources
- St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church — National Register of Historic Places, NPGallery (№ 80000743)
- St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church — Wikipedia
- St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church — NRHP nomination form (NPS)
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