title: Measures of the Russian authorities to spread Christianity among the Ossetian population in the 18th century
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metadata.value: Grankin, Yurii Yu.
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metadata.value: Klychnikov, Yurii Yu.
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metadata.value: Lazaryan, Sergei S.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2023-09-29T16:23:22Z
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metadata.value: 2023-09-29T16:23:22Z
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metadata.value: 2023-09
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metadata.value: Grankin Yu. Yu., Klychnikov Yu. Yu., Lazaryan S. S. Measures of the Russian authorities to spread Christianity among the Ossetian population in the 18th century. Issues of Theology, 2023, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 421–431. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu28.2023.305 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu28.2023.305
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/44003
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metadata.value: The article considers the efforts of the Russian authorities to spread Christianity in
  the North Caucasus in the 18th century. The historical circumstances that actualized
  the missionary steps of the empire in the region are shown. An assessment is given
  of the difficulties that local pastors had to face: in conditions of political instability,
  they could lose their lives and property for their activities. The reasons for the loss
  of positions among the peoples of the region by Christianity are clarified and the
  steps of the authorities aimed at restoring the position of the church among the
  descendants of those people who once professed the Christian faith are analyzed.
  Evidence is given that at first the main burden fell on the shoulders of the Georgian
  clergy. The level of training of missionaries and the influence of this factor on the effectiveness
  of the conversion of local residents to Orthodoxy are shown. It has been
  established that plans to spread literacy among the highlanders were of particular
  importance: for this purpose, the Ossetian alphabet was developed, with the help
  of which it was possible to translate theological texts and make them understandable
  to the highlanders. The significance of Mozdok as one of the main missionary
  centers in the region is revealed. Attention is paid to the role of shrines, which were
  revered by believers and endowed with miraculous properties. The attitude of secular
  authorities to the efforts of Christian missionaries is demonstrated.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Issues of Theology;Volume 5; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Christianity
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: missionaries
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: sermons
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: highlanders
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: temple
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: bishop
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: diocese
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Measures of the Russian authorities to spread Christianity among the Ossetian population in the 18th century
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metadata.value: Article
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