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Nicholas II of Russia

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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?
[[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]].
==Life and death==

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