Sts. Peter and Paul Church (St. Paul Island, Alaska)

Historic church in Alaska, United States

United States historic place

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Sts. Peter and Paul Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey

Church in November, 2010

Location	St. Paul Island, Alaska
Coordinates	57°07′15″N 170°16′51″W / 57.1209°N 170.2809°W / 57.1209; -170.2809
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
Part of	Seal Island Historic District (ID66000156)
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.	80000744
AHRS No.	XPI-003
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980
Designated NHLDCP	June 13, 1962
Designated AHRS	May 18, 1973

Sts. Peter and Paul Church (Russian: Св. Церковь Петра и Павла) is a Russian Orthodox church on St. Paul Island, Alaska. The current church, built in 1907, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.

A first church was built in 1779 "according to legend"; a second church was built in 1819 atop the island's tallest hill. The current church was built in 1907, and was then "one of the most ambitiously designed and effectively executed small churches of the Byzantine tradition in Alaska." Its onion domes, however, were repeatedly damaged in storms, and have been replaced.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
"Parishes - SS. Peter and Paul Church".
Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites Thematic Resources". National Park Service.
Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "Saints Peter and Paul Church (AHRS SITE NO. XPI-003)". National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying three photos from 1961, c.1973, and undated

External links

Media related to Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox church (Saint Paul Island) at Wikimedia Commons

Official website with service schedules and brief history
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-51, "Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Church Street, Saint Paul, Aleutians West Census Area, AK"

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