Services Being Translated Into Ossetian

In a recent interview Archbishop Zosima (Ostapenko) of Vladikavkaz expressed the hope that by the 1,100th anniversary of the Baptism of the Alans in 2014 the translation of the divine services into the Ossetian language would be complete so that the Alans' modern day descendants could pray in their own language. The full Russian-language interview, which covers the overall state of the Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Vladikavkaz, can be found here.

Archbishop Zosima Arrives in Alania

Archbishop Zosima of Vladikavkaz has arrived in his new diocese, which includes North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan, after completing 27 years of service in the Eparchy of Elista and Kalmykia. One of Archbishop Zosima's first stops was at the cemetery in Beslan to commemorate the victims of the Beslan terrorist attack buried there. More here.