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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 .
Report of the Holy Synod Commission on the Canonization of Saints with Respect to the Martyrdom of the Royal Family.
Aug 15, 2000 · The Russian Orthodox Church today announced the canonization of Russia's last czar, Nicholas II, and his immediate family for their ''humbleness, patience and meekness'' when they were imprisoned...
During the reign of Nicholas II, more Russian saints were canonized than during the entire 18th and 19th centuries. In 1903, to mark the 290th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Emperor...
Execution and prerequisites for canonization. Nicholas II abdicated on March 2, 1917, during the February Revolution (which preceded the October Revolution when the Bolsheviks took power).
The canonization of the Romanovs 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.
Nov 2, 1981 · In a religious ceremony with political overtones, Czar Nicholas II, his family and tens of thousands of others killed since the outbreak of the Russian Revolution in 1917 were canonized as saints...
