Alanian Uspensky Monastery
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The Alanian Assumption Monastery is an Orthodox male monastery in the Vladikavkaz Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is located in the village of Khidikus in the Kurtati Gorge. The highest mountain monastery in Russia.
The monastery is one of the most revered in the Republic, along with the Alanian women's monastery.
Vicar - Hieromonk Stephen.
Archimandrite - Bishop Gerasim of Vladikavkaz and Alan.
Coordinates: 42°49'19"N, 44°16'29"E
North Ossetia