Nicholas II of Russia - Revision history

SuperdoxStefanos at 23:28, December 8, 2015

2015-12-08T23:28:57Z

SuperdoxStefanos: If the Saints killed in WW2 simply because of their Slavic ancestry or protecting Jews are considered Martyrs, despite not explicitly being killed for their faith, how are the Royal Family not martyrs?

2015-12-08T23:28:10Z

If the Saints killed in WW2 simply because of their Slavic ancestry or protecting Jews are considered Martyrs, despite not explicitly being killed for their faith, how are the Royal Family not martyrs?

Andrew: Category

2012-10-23T19:29:42Z

Basil: "saint" and "holy" are redundant; it is only an accident of English linguistic history that there are two words

2012-04-25T14:08:45Z

"saint" and "holy" are redundant; it is only an accident of English linguistic history that there are two words

Wsk: link

2009-12-18T01:36:17Z

link

Wsk: link

2009-12-18T01:35:13Z

link

Wsk: image sizing

2009-05-25T18:05:14Z

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Wsk: added image of memorial in St Petersburg.

2009-05-25T18:04:30Z

added image of memorial in St Petersburg.

Angellight 888: cat.

2008-11-03T00:52:48Z

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Magda: /* External links */

2008-06-27T13:51:24Z

‎External links

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 [[Image:TsStNich.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Icon of Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II of Russia (Courtesy Ivanovo Monastery)]]
-The right-believing Emperor [[Saint]] '''Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov''' was the last reigning emperor (''tsar'', цар) of Russia at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution.  Together with his wife, [[Alexandra Romanov|Alexandra Fyodoronova]], formerly Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstad, and their children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey, and their servants Doctor [[Evgeni Botkin]], cook [[Ivan Kharitonov]], attendant [[Aleksey Trupp]] and attendant [[Anna Demidova]], they are recognized as [[Passion-bearer]]s by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]. His feast day is on [[July 4]]. [[ROCOR]] officially recognizes them as [[Martyrs]].
+The right-believing Emperor [[Saint]] '''Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov''' was the last reigning emperor (''tsar'', цар) of Russia at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution.  Together with his wife, [[Alexandra Romanov|Alexandra Fyodoronova]], formerly Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstad, and their children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey, and their servants Doctor [[Evgeni Botkin]], cook [[Ivan Kharitonov]], attendant [[Aleksey Trupp]] and attendant [[Anna Demidova]], they are recognized as [[Passion-bearer]]s by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]. Their feast day is on [[July 17]]. [[ROCOR]] officially recognizes them as [[Martyrs]].
 ==Life and death==

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 [[Image:TsStNich.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Icon of Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II of Russia (Courtesy Ivanovo Monastery)]]
-The right-believing Emperor [[Saint]] '''Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov''' was the last reigning emperor (''tsar'', цар) of Russia at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution.  Together with his wife, [[Alexandra Romanov|Alexandra Fyodoronova]], formerly Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstad, and their children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey, and their servants Doctor [[Evgeni Botkin]], cook [[Ivan Kharitonov]], attendant [[Aleksey Trupp]] and attendant [[Anna Demidova]], they are recognized as [[Passion-bearer]]s by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]. His feast day is on [[July 4]].
+The right-believing Emperor [[Saint]] '''Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov''' was the last reigning emperor (''tsar'', цар) of Russia at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution.  Together with his wife, [[Alexandra Romanov|Alexandra Fyodoronova]], formerly Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstad, and their children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey, and their servants Doctor [[Evgeni Botkin]], cook [[Ivan Kharitonov]], attendant [[Aleksey Trupp]] and attendant [[Anna Demidova]], they are recognized as [[Passion-bearer]]s by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]. His feast day is on [[July 4]]. [[ROCOR]] officially recognizes them as [[Martyrs]].
 ==Life and death==

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 [[Image:TsStNich.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Icon of Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II of Russia (Courtesy Ivanovo Monastery)]]
-The holy and right-believing Emperor Saint '''Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov''' was the last reigning Emperor (commonly called "Tsar") of Russia at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution.  Together with his wife, [[Alexandra Romanov|Alexandra Fyodoronova]], formerly Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstad, and their children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey, and their servants Doctor [[Evgeni Botkin]], cook [[Ivan Kharitonov]], attendant [[Aleksey Trupp]] and attendant [[Anna Demidova]], they are recognized as [[Passion-bearer]]s by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]. His feast day is on [[July 4]].
+The right-believing Emperor [[Saint]] '''Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov''' was the last reigning emperor (''tsar'', цар) of Russia at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution.  Together with his wife, [[Alexandra Romanov|Alexandra Fyodoronova]], formerly Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstad, and their children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey, and their servants Doctor [[Evgeni Botkin]], cook [[Ivan Kharitonov]], attendant [[Aleksey Trupp]] and attendant [[Anna Demidova]], they are recognized as [[Passion-bearer]]s by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]. His feast day is on [[July 4]].
 ==Life and death==

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 In February 1917, during the February Revolution, Nicholas reluctantly abdicated the throne, hoping that doing so might save the nation some violence.  After the Bolshevik (October) revolution, he and his family were exiled to Siberia, where they were detained under house-arrest.  On [[July 16]], 1918, the family was lined up in the basement and shot. The bodies were buried in an unmarked grave.
-[[Image:P-PCathNIIRM.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The remains of Emperor Nicholas II and his family in the Catherine Side Chapel of the [Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral (St. Petersburg, Russia)|Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral]] in St. Petersburg, Russia.]]
+[[Image:P-PCathNIIRM.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The remains of Emperor Nicholas II and his family in the Catherine Side Chapel of the [[Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral (St. Petersburg, Russia)|Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral]] in St. Petersburg, Russia.]]
 In 1991, in Yekaterinburg, Sibera, their bodies were exhumed.  DNA testing confirmed that they were indeed the Romanovs.

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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.serfes.org/royal/index.htm The Royal Martyrs of Russia]
+*[http://www.serfes.org/royal/index.htm The Royal Martyrs of Russia]
-* [http://www.tzar.orthodoxy.ru/ Russian site on the Tsar-Martyr]
+*[http://www.tzar.orthodoxy.ru/ Russian site on the Tsar-Martyr]
-* [http://www.roca.org/OA/14/14c.htm God's Anointed Sufferer: Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II]
+*[http://www.roca.org/OA/14/14c.htm God's Anointed Sufferer: Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II]
-* [http://www.orthodox.net/russiannm/nicholas-ii-tsar-martyr-and-his-family.html Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II and his Family]
+*[http://www.orthodox.net/russiannm/nicholas-ii-tsar-martyr-and-his-family.html Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II and his Family]
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- {{succession|
+{{succession|
- before=[[Alexander III]]|
+before=[[Alexander III]]|
- title=Emperor of Russia|
+title=Emperor of Russia|
- years=1894-1917|
+years=1894-1917|
- after=Monarchy Abolished}}
+after=''monarchy abolished''}}
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