Canonization of the Romanovs
The canonization of the Romanovs (also called "glorification" in the Russian Orthodox Church) was the elevation to sainthood of the last Imperial Family of Russia – Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei – by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Family | |
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Icon of the Romanov Tsar family | |
| Royal Martyrs, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Family (ROCOR) Royal Passion-Bearers, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Family (Moscow Patriarchate) | |
| Born | 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 (Nicholas II) 6 June [O.S. 25 May] 1872 (Alexandra) 15 November [O.S. 3 November] 1895 (Olga) 10 June [O.S. 29 May] 1897 (Tatiana) 26 June [O.S. 14 June] 1899 (Maria) 18 June [O.S. 5 June] 1901 (Anastasia) 12 August [O.S. 30 July] 1904 (Alexei) Peterhof, Russia; New Palace, Darmstadt, Hesse, German Empire (Tsarina Alexandra) |
| Died | 17 July 1918 Yekaterinburg, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia Greek Orthodox Church Serbian Orthodox Church Antiochian Orthodox Church Romanian Orthodox Church Bulgarian Orthodox Church Russian Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1981 (ROCOR) and 2000 (Moscow Patriarchate), United States and Russia by Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the Moscow Patriarchate |
| Major shrine | Church on Blood, Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Feast | 17 July [O.S. 4 July] |
The family was killed by the Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918 at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. The house was later demolished. The Church on Blood was built on this site, and the altar stands over the execution site.
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