Alansky Assumption Monastery

The Holy Assumption Alansky Monastery is considered the highest monastery in Russia. This opinion arose in connection with its location, it is located in the Kurtatyn gorge of North Ossetia.

The first refuge of the monastery was a former hotel for machinists in the city of Beslan. Initially, there were two monks. The spiritual mentor of the monks was Archimandrite Hippolyte, the training took place in St. Nicholas Monastery. With his blessing, the monks went to Beslan to build a temple.

Later, the monastery moved to the Kurtatyn gorge, there in a short time (less than a year) restored the temple of the XIX century in the name of the Myronbearers. The monks built a fraternal corps, today they are building a large temple in the name of the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God.

Five kilometers from the monastery is kept shrine of Ossetia - Iberian Mozdok Icon of the Mother of God, it is in a small chapel. It was presented by the Holy Blessed Queen of Georgia Tamara the Great. And in Beslan there is still a temple compound. In 2011, 14 monks serve in the monastery. Today, the Alansky Holy Assumption Monastery is the most famous among the inhabitants of Ossetia and throughout Russia.