St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka, Alaska

 

St. Michael's Russian

 Orthodox Cathedral

A picture of the original

Cathedral, built in the 1840s.

The Bishop's Chair

Artwork covers the

walls.

The Sanctuary

This is the holiest area

of the Cathedral.

St. Michael's burned in 1966.  It was rebuilt in 1976.

A few of the Cathedral's

artifacts

Candles are lit when

offering prayers.

A gift to the Cathedral in

 1850, Our Lady of Sitka

has been credited

 with miracles.

St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral is a beautiful place to visit.  I learned about the faith while writing this blog post.