Ascent to the summit

By Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood

Subjects: Clergy, Clergé, Mountaineers, Christian martyrs, Martyrs chrétiens, Biographies, Église orthodoxe, Biography, Orthodox Eastern Church, Témoignage (Christianisme), Death, Witness bearing (Christianity), Alpinistes

Description: 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.