Kodiak- Aleut (Alutiiq) Orthodox Language Texts

• Pascha Gospel Reading

  • Selection from "Observations about the Tlingit & Kodiak languages"  
    by Gregory Terent'ev - published 1846 by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) (0.4 MB)

• First Version of the Lord's Prayer in the Kodiak (Alutiiq) Language

  • by Fr. Hieromonk Gideon (Fedotov) - manuscript 1804-1807, published 1816 (0.2 MB)

• Sacred History & Christian Catechism

  • by Ilya Tyzhnov - published 1847 (0.5 MB)

• Alutiiq Primer

  • by Ilya Tyzhnov - published 1848 (0.2 MB)

• Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew in the Alutiiq Language

  • by Ilya Tyzhnov - published 1848 (1.4 MB)

• Primer and Prayerbook

  • by Constantine Larionov - manuscript 1855-1867 (0.4 MB)

• Liturgical Translations from the Services of Christmas, Great Lent & Holy Week

  • by Emil Kosbruk - manuscript 1953 (0.2 MB)

• Thrice-Holy Prayers and Little Litany

  • by Jeff Leer and Sergius Moonin - manuscript 1981 (0.1 MB)

Tlingit Orthodox Language Texts

• First Version of the Lord's Prayer in the Tlingit Language

  • translator unknown - manuscript 1812, published 1816 (0.2 MB)

• An Exercise in Translation into the Tlingit Language

  • Selection from "Observations about the Tlingit & Kodiak languages"   by Dimitry Larionov - published 1846 by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) (0.4 MB)

• An Early Published Version of the Lord's Prayer

  • Selection from "The Frigate Pallada: Descriptions of the Voygage of Ivan Goncharov"   by Rdr. Ivan Nadezhdin - published 1858 by Ivan Goncharov (0.5 MB)

• Prayers in the Tlingit (Kolosh) Language

  • by Fr. Vladimir Donskoi - published 1895 (0.1 MB)

• Membership Regulations & Oath

  • Orthodox Society of St. Michael the Archangel in Sitka   by St. Anatoly (Kamensky) - manuscript 1896 (0.2 MB)

• Sbornik (Selections) of Church Hymns and Prayers

  • by Rdr. Ivan Nadezhdin - published 1896 (0.2 MB)

• The Indication of the Pathway into the Kingdom of Heaven: Part 1

  • by St. Innocent (Veniaminov), translated by Sergei I. Kostromitinov - published 1901 (0.2 MB)

• Short History of the Old & New Testaments (in Questions & Answers)

  by Jeff Leer and Sergius Moonin by Fr. Vladimir Donskoi and Michael Sinkiel' - published 1901 (0.9 MB)- manuscript 1981 (0.1 MB)

  • Part 1: Old Testament History
  • Part 2: New Testament History
• Orthodox Burial Hymn, Tone 6

  • Translation of the hymn "As ye behold me lie before you all"   by Fr. Andrew P. Kashevarof - typewritten 1920 (0.1 MB)

• Selections from the Twelve Pre-Communion Prayers

  • Prayers 1, 4, 8, 11 of the Pre-Communion Rule of Prayers   by Fr. Andrew P. Kashevarof - typewritten 1920 (0.4 MB)

Yup'ik Orthodox Language Texts

• Sacred History

  • From the Creation of the World to the Entry into the Promised Land by St. Jacob (Netsvetov) - manuscript 1862 (0.2 MB)

• Apostol (Epistle) Reading at the Divine Liturgy of Christmas

  • Galatians 4:4-7   by Fr. Zachary Bel'kov - manuscript 1880 (0.1 MB)

• Word-Lists of Church-Related Terms

  • by Fr. Zachary Bel'kov - manuscript 1880-1890 (0.2 MB)

• Hymns of Holy Week & Pascha

  • by Fr. Zachary Bel'kov and John Orlov - manuscript 1881 (0.2 MB)

• From the Old Testament

  • Lessons from the Old Testament in the Aglemiut dialect   by Dcn. John Orlov - manuscript 1887

• Three Liturgical Gospel Readings

  • St. Mark 1:9-11, St. Matthew 4:23-5:13, St. Mark 16:1-8   by Dcn. John Orlov - manuscript 1887 (0.1 MB)

• Prayers & Hymns in the Kwikpagmiut-Kuskokwim dialect

  • Selections from the Weekly, Festal, and Paschal cycle of services   by St. Jacob (Netsvetov) and Fr. Zachary Bel'kov - published 1896 (0.6 MB)

• Prayers & Hymns in the Aglemiut-Kuskokwim dialect

  • Pre-Communion Prayers, Beatitudes, Selections from Matins   by St. Jacob (Netsvetov), Fr. Zachary Bel'kov and Fr. John Orlov - published 1896 (0.5 MB)

• Liturgy of the Faithful

  • Prayers from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom   by Fr. Nikifor Amkan and Fr. Matthew Bereskin - manuscript 1909 (0.4 MB)

• Liturgy of the Catechumens with Holy Gospel Reading

  • Prayers from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Holy Gospel Reading: St. Mark 6:14-30   by Fr. Nikifor Amkan - manuscript 1911 (0.2 MB)

• Four Liturgical Gospel Readings

  • St. Matthew 9:1-8, St. Matthew 16:13-20, St. Luke 10:38-42 & 11:27-28, St. Matthew 5:13-20   unknown translator - manuscript 1930 (0.1 MB)

• Father John Veniaminov & Father Jacob Netsvetov

  • by Fr. Michael Oleksa, tr. Marie Blanchett, il. B. George Smart - published 1975 (2.2 MB)

• Lenten & Paschal Handbook

  • Hymns of Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha   by Fr. Martin Nicolai and Fr. Hieromonk Yakov (Nicolai) - published 1995 (0.3 MB)

• Orthodox Choir's Handbook

  • Hymns of Vespers, Matins, Divine Liturgy and Resurrection Toneswith Select Hymns and Selections from the Panakhida, Funeral and Marriage Services   revised by Fr. Martin Nicolai (original edition published 1974) - published 2002 (0.4 MB)

• Thrice-Holy Hymn (Holy God)

  • by the Orthodox Diocese of Alaska - published 2003 (0.02 MB)

Audio Resources

• Track 09: Christ is Risen (1:15)
• Track 14: The Beatitudes (4:18)
• Track 16: Litany (3:30)
• Track 17: Prayer Before Holy Communion (I believe, O Lord) (1:35)
• The Lord's Prayer (Our Father) (1:29)

Links

• Orthodox Diocese of Alaska (Orthodox Church in America)
• Alaska's Virtual Library & Digital Archives (search: Orthodox)
• The Russian Church & Native Alaskan Cultures (U.S. Library of Congress exhibit)
• Rossia Inc. - Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska
• Outreach Alaska
• St. Herman Theological Seminary

For Further Research

• Clerical News - St. Nicholas Church in Juneau, Alaska for 1916

  by Fr. Andrew P. Kashevarof - typewritten 1917 (0.1 MB)

• The Russian Orthodox Church of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands And Its Relation to Native American Traditions - An Attempt at a Multicultural Society 1794-1912

  by Vyacheslav Ivanov - published 1997

• The Orthodox Church in Alaska - A History in 10 Parts

  by Fr. Michael Oleksa - lecture 1997

• Foundations of Alaskan Orthodoxy, its Spiritual Foundations, Monastic & Educational Missions

  by Fr. Michael Oleksa - lecture 2007

• Αγιοι της Αλάσκας - Ορθόδοξο Συναξάρι (Saints of Alaska - Orthodox Synaxarion)

  Γεωργίου E. Πιπεράκη, εκδ.Μυριόβιβλος - published 2004

• Сравнительный Словарь, по азбучному порядку расположенный (Comparative Word-Lists of Alaskan Languages in Alphabetical Order)

  translator unknown - published 1790-1791 (0.2 MB)

• Словарь Тлингитского, Эякского и Алютикского языков   (Word-Lists of the Tlingit, Eyak and Alutiiq Languages)

  by Alexander Baranov - manuscript 1812 (0.1 MB)

• Словарь языков Русской Аляски (Word-Lists of the Languages of Russian Alaska)

  by Ferdinand von Wrangell & Michael Nosov - published 1839 (0.4 MB)

• Замечания о Колошенском и Кадьякском языках(Observations about the Tlingit & Kodiak Languages)

  by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) - published 1846 (0.4 MB)

• Словарь Атабаскских, Юпикских и Алютикского языков  (Word-Lists of the Athabaskan, Yup'ik and Alutiiq Languages)

  by Laurence Zagoskin - published 1847 (0.3 MB)

• Поучения Говоренныя в Новоархангельском Соборе на Острове Ситхе(Teachings Spoken in the New Arkhangelsk Cathedral on Sitka Island)

  by Bishop Peter (Ekaterinovsky) - published 1865 (1.5 MB)

• Иннокентий - Митрополит Московский и Коломенский(Innocent - Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna)

  According to His Writings, Letters, and Stories of His Contemporaries   by Ivan Barsukov - published 1883

• Жизнь Валаамскаго Монаха Германа, Американскаго Миссионера(The Life of Monk Herman of Valaam, American Missionary)

  by Valaam Monastery - published 1894 (0.3 MB)

• Очерк из Истории Американской Православной Духовной Миссии(Description of the History of the American Orthodox Spiritual Mission)

  from the Kodiak Mission 1794-1837   by Valaam Monastery - published 1894

• Проповеди Преосвященнаго Николая, Епископа Алеутскаго и Аляскинскаго(Sermons of Right-Reverend Nicholas, Bishop of the Aleutians & Alaska)

  Alaskan selections: 1892-1894   by Bishop Nicholas (Ziorov) - published 1897 (0.2 MB)

• Американские Проповеди, с Приложением Пяти Посланий(American Sermons & Epistles)

  Alaskan selections: 1897-1898   by Bishop Nicholas (Ziorov) - published 1902 (0.4 MB)

• Святитель Тихон на Аляске: Четыре Проповеди(Saint Tikhon in Alaska: Four Sermons)

  Alaskan selections: 1899-1901   by St. Tikhon (Bellavin) - published 1899, 1901 (0.2 MB)

• • Миссионер Монах Герман Missionary Monk Herman

  Selection from "Russian Ascetics of the 19th Century"   by E. Poselyanin - published 1901, 1910 (0.1 MB)

• Преподобный Герман Аляскинский - Жизнеописание(Venerable Herman of Alaska - A Biography)

  by Sergei Korsun - published 2002

• Православна А. З. Мисија у Америци (An Overview of the Orthodox Christian Mission in America)

  With descriptions of Alaskan Orthodox Church life in the late 19th century   by Fr. Sebastian Dabovich - published 1896 (0.2 MB)