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Tlingit Orthodox Texts

This site is an electronic library of historic Tlingit Orthodox Christian resources in the Tlingit, Russian and English languages.

The Tlingit Orthodox texts require the use of Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader.

Many thanks to our brothers in Christ at "All Saints of North America Orthodox Church" (www.asna.ca) in Hamilton, ON, Canada, for permission to host their collection of Tlingit Orthodox texts on our parish website.

Alaskan Orthodox Texts

These texts may be printed-out for non-commercial use only.

Orthodox Christian Texts in the Tlingit Language

An Exercise in Translation into the Tlingit Language (pg. 29)
   Selection from "Observations about the Tlingit & Kodiak languages"
   by Dimitry Larionov - published 1846 by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) (0.4 MB)

• Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew
   by Rdr. Ivan Nadezhdin - manuscript 1854-1859

An Early Published Version of the Lord's Prayer
   Selection from "The Frigate Pallada: Descriptions of the Voygage of Ivan Goncharov"
   by Rdr. Ivan Nadezhdin - published 1858 by Ivan Goncharov (0.5 MB)

Prayers in the Tlingit (Kolosh) Language
   by Fr. Vladimir Donskoi - published 1895 (0.1 MB)

Sbornik (Selections) of Church Hymns and Prayers
   by Rdr. Ivan Nadezhdin - published 1896 (0.2 MB)

The Indication of the Pathway into the Kingdom of Heaven: Part 1
   by St. Innocent (Veniaminov), translated by Sergei I. Kostromitinov - published 1901 (0.2 MB)

Short History of the Old & New Testaments (in Questions & Answers)
      • Part 1: Old Testament History
      • Part 2: New Testament History
   by Fr. Vladimir Donskoi and Michael Sinkiel' - published 1901 (0.9 MB)

Orthodox Burial Hymn, Tone 6
   Translation of the hymn "As ye behold me lie before you all"
   by Fr. Andrew P. Kashevarof - typewritten 1920 (0.1 MB)

Selections from the Twelve Pre-Communion Prayers
   Prayers 1, 4, 8, 11 of the Pre-Communion Rule of Prayers
   by Fr. Andrew P. Kashevarof - typewritten 1920 (0.4 MB)

Tlingit Linguistic Documents in the Russian language

Словарь языков Русской Аляски
  (Word-Lists of the Languages of Russian Alaska)
  by Ferdinand von Wrangell & Michael Nosov - published 1839 (0.4 MB)

Замечания о Колошенском и Кадьякском языках
  (Observations about the Tlingit & Kodiak Languages)
  by St. Innocent (Veniaminov) - published 1846 (0.4 MB)

Homilies/Sermons from Sitka in the Russian language

Поучения Говоренныя в Новоархангельском Соборе на Острове Ситхе
  (Teachings Spoken in the New Arkhangelsk Cathedral on Sitka Island)
  by Bishop Peter (Ekaterinovsky) - published 1865 (1.5 MB)

Проповеди Преосвященнаго Николая, Епископа Алеутскаго и Аляскинскаго
  (Sermons of Right-Reverend Nicholas, Bishop of the Aleutians & Alaska)
  Alaskan selections: 1892-1894
  by Bishop Nicholas (Ziorov) - published 1897 (0.2 MB)

Американские Проповеди, с Приложением Пяти Посланий
  (American Sermons & Epistles)
  Alaskan selections: 1897-1898
  by Bishop Nicholas (Ziorov) - published 1902 (0.4 MB)

Historical Documents in the English Language

Clerical News - St. Nicholas Church in Juneau, Alaska for 1916
   by Fr. Andrew P. Kashevarof - typewritten 1917 (0.1 MB)

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