▁received ▁into ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁by ▁conf ession ▁of ▁faith ▁and ▁vest ing ▁on ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Ann unci ation ▁at ▁the ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Saint ▁Alexander ▁Nev sky ▁Lav ra . ▁The ▁services ▁were ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁Metropolitan ▁P all ad ius ▁( R ae v ) ▁of ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁Holy ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁established ▁the ▁Russian ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Mission ▁in ▁U rm ia , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁aid ▁Mar ▁Y on an ( ru ) ▁in ▁the ▁conversion ▁and ▁education ▁of ▁his ▁f lock . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Bishop ▁Y on an , ▁Arch im and rite ▁El ia ▁( A bra ham ) ▁converted ▁to ▁Orth odox y ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁he ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁to ▁the ▁epis cop ate , ▁as ▁bishop ▁of ▁Ter g aw ar ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁U rm ia , ▁and ▁became ▁vic ar ▁of ▁Bishop ▁Y on an . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁mission ▁published ▁the ▁magazine ▁Orth odox ▁U rm ia ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Ass y rian - Ar ama ic ▁and ▁Russian ▁languages . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁renew ed ▁per sec ution ▁by ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁mass ▁ex od us ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁Christians ▁( including ▁Ass y ri