Case file · Apparition / miracle
Saint Herman of Spruce Island
Herman, a Russian Orthodox monk who lived as a hermit on Spruce Island near Kodiak, died in 1837; local people credited him with prophecies and miracles.
1837 CE · 57.92, -152.40 · status: account
The account
He defended Alutiiq people against abuse by Russian traders. In 1970 he became the first Orthodox saint canonised in North America, and pilgrims visit his spring and chapel each August.
The sceptical view
The miracles were recorded by later admirers, as with most saints' lives.