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 | |
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| Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land | |
Храм-на-Крови́ во и́мя Всех святы́х, в земле́ Росси́йской просия́вших | |
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| Location | Yekaterinburg |
| Country | Russia |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox Church |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active (special occasions) Museum |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Byzantine Revival |
| Years built | 2000-2003 |
| Groundbreaking | 23 September 1992 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye |
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