Church of All Saints, Yekaterinburg

The Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land is a Russian Orthodox church in Yekaterinburg. Being built on the site of the Ipatiev House where Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, and his family, along with members of the household, were murdered by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War, the church commemorates the Romanov sainthood.

Church of All Saints
Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land
Храм-на-Крови́ во и́мя Всех святы́х, в земле́ Росси́йской просия́вших
56°50′40″N 60°36′35″E
LocationYekaterinburg
CountryRussia
DenominationRussian Orthodox Church
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive (special occasions)
Museum
Architectural typeChurch
StyleByzantine Revival
Years built2000-2003
Groundbreaking23 September 1992
Administration
DioceseYekaterinburg and Verkhoturye
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