Monday, July 21, 2014

The Canonization of Tsar Nicholas II and Family

In 1981, the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad canonized Nicholas II, Alexandra, and their children as martyrs.  In 2000, the Russian Orthodox Church inside Russia (Moscow Patriarchate) canonized them as "passion bearers", meaning they bore their suffering in imitation of Christ.
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