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St. Archangel Michael Skete is an
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monastery on Spruce Island,
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. It is three miles away from Monk’s Lagoon, where Saint
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lived 200 years ago. The people called him a saint long before the church recognized him. St. Archangel Michael Skete is under the
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of Bishop Maksim Vasiljević of the
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. Kodiak Island is the place where the first
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monastery on the North American continent was first erected in 1794 while still part of
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. In 1808, Herman of Alaska established his hermitage on Spruce Island. Today, the North American saint's original dwelling is preserved by the monastics of St. Archangel Michael Skete, who are located in Sunny Cove on Spruce Island. The Orthodox monks on Spruce Island are isolated from the mainland, as are the Orthodox nuns on St. Nilus Island Skete, which is half a mile away. The primary means of transportation for the monks living in isolation from the mainland communities (since 1983) is a small aluminum skiff named the "''Archangel''". The handful of monks use their boat to go off to sea to fish. In the summer, the monks help pilgrims by taking them with their skiff to Monk’s Lagoon and St. Nilus Island Skete.


See also

* St. Nilus Island Skete * St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America,
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, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the
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* St. Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the
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* The Holy Transfiguration Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the
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* Episcopal headquarters of the
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References

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