ARDON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN THE OSSETIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Relying on archival sources, reports of the Department of Religious Affairs, legislative acts, the author identifies the educational specificity of Ardon theological seminary - a unique educational institution intended to train parish priests and parochial schoolteachers in Ossetia. The paper shows the place and role of the theological seminary in the regional educational system and concludes that, satisfying the missionary tasks of the Orthodox Church, the seminary won popularity among the local population, which was explained, first of all, by the Caucasians’ aspiration for education.