
St. Herman of Alaska Shirt
very pleased to be releasing this one, st. herman of alaska, wonderworker of america, often considered in the orthodox church to be the patron saint of north america as a whole. he was a russian aesthetic to came to alaska as a missionary. in this graphic you'll see scenes from his life. starting in the bottom left and coming up around clockwise, we have the monestaries and places he lived in russia, a portrait of one of his leaders from russia he was extremely devoted to, where he lived in alaska, an allusion to the virgin mary (he had a mirculous healing experience associated with the virgin), (top left now) one of his miracles where he held back a flood by placing an icon of the theotokos on the shore, the fiery bear is a reference to his claim that upon arriving in alaska he was tormented by demons that often took the shape of animals, where he lived, and the church and monastery that is now there today. there are other details I put in that fit into his life story, for example i