Sts. Peter and Paul Church (Russian: Св. Церковь Петра и Павла) is a Russian Orthodox church on St. Paul Island, Alaska. The current church, built in 1907, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.[2]
Sts. Peter and Paul Church | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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 Church in November, 2010 | |
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| Location | St. Paul Island, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 57°07′15″N 170°16′51″W / 57.1209°N 170.2809°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Part of | Seal Island Historic District (ID66000156) |
| MPS | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000744[1] |
| AHRS No. | XPI-003 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 6, 1980 |
| Designated NHLDCP | June 13, 1962 |
| Designated AHRS | May 18, 1973 |
A first church was built in 1779 "according to legend"; a second church was built in 1819 atop the island's tallest hill. The current church was built in 1907, and was then "one of the most ambitiously designed and effectively executed small churches of the Byzantine tradition in Alaska." Its onion domes, however, were repeatedly damaged in storms, and have been replaced.[3][4]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Parishes - SS. Peter and Paul Church".
- ^ Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites Thematic Resources". National Park Service.
- ^ Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "Saints Peter and Paul Church (AHRS SITE NO. XPI-003)". National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying three photos from 1961, c.1973, and undated
External links
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Media related to Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox church (Saint Paul Island) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website with service schedules and brief history
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-51, "Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Church Street, Saint Paul, Aleutians West Census Area, AK"
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