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Happy feast of Saint Herman of Alaska! The canonization of St. Herman of Alaska is a matter of congressional record and his life was read before the Senate as "the first saint...to be canonized in the United States," with Orthodoxy being recognized as a native faith of America.

The reason we don’t have a lot of canonized saints who are married is actually very simple and not surprising. Ascetic Saints gain renown for their performing of miracles and the counsels they give. Married people who are Saints generally just lead quiet lives. You look at St Olga of Alaska and see how she was canonized and it all makes sense. She had to come to multiple people in their dreams, and then it be found out she was a real person. She didn’t have fame prior to this because the life she lead wouldn’t have likely done this. It’s very reasonable to assume there are many others like her. I think that’s one of the things God is showing us through her.