Ascent to the summit
Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood
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Alpinistes Christian Martyrs Orthodox Eastern Church
The biography of a champion mountain climber and alpine rescuer living in the North Causasus (Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia), Fr. Igor Rozin, who converted to the Eastern Orthodox Faith and was ordained to the priesthood. He was killed by a Muslim extremist in 2001 for being a Christian priest in the predominantly Muslim town of Tyrnyauz.--Publisher.