On September 24, 1794, a small group of clergy and monks
landed on the shores of Kodiak Island in Alaska. They had been
travelling for over a year from near Finland, through Siberia and across
the ocean. It was to be the longest missionary journey in
history. They had come to the shores of a new world to plant
the Orthodox Church in America.
From that time until now, the Church has grown in size
and witness. Each generation bringing forth a new group of saints
to guide the Church in America. This book recounts the lives of
these people and their work in planting Christ's Cross on American
soil. Up until the present, the Church in America has canonized
these twelve men because of their remarkable work and lives, their
witness of holiness and sanctity, and the dedication of their lives and
deaths to Christ. The book also recounts the lives of three people
who were influential in the spiritual growth of the Church.
Fr. George A. Gray is the rector of St. Nicholas
Church in Portland, Oregon. This book is the latest reprint of the
original.
