Archive - 7/1/2013

Orthodox Christians in South Ossetia, along with the world Orthodox are celebrating the Christmas Day. The night before the Primate of the Alanian - Tskhinval Eparchy, His Grace Bishop Ambrose Mefonsky – Alanic, chanted the Christmas liturgy at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tskhinval. A festive liturgy was attended by South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov. The Orthodox holiday was also marked by the cross procession on the streets adjacent to the temple.

Christmas 1991 is called in South Ossetia the bloody. January 6, 1991 Tskhinval was awakened by gunfire and barking dogs. The amazed inhabitants of Tskhinval saw in the streets unprecedented accumulation of armored vehicles, the Georgian militia gunmen in gray coats and German police dogs.