Church of All Saints, Yekaterinburg
| 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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| 56°50′40″N 60°36′35″E / 56.84444°N 60.60972°ECoordinates: 56°50′40″N 60°36′35″E / 56.84444°N 60.60972°E | |
| Location | Yekaterinburg |
| Country | Russia |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Functional status | Active (special occasions) Museum |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Byzantine Revival |
| Years built | 2000-2003 |
| Groundbreaking | September 23, 1992 |
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The Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land (Russian: Храм-на-Крови́ во и́мя Всех святы́х, в земле́ Росси́йской просия́вших) is a Russian Orthodox church built on the site of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, where Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, and several members of his family and household were shot by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. The church commemorates the Romanov sainthood.
After the February Revolution, the former Tsar and his family were taken captive and held as prisoners during the Russian Civil War. Tsar Nicholas and his family were at first kept at the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoe Selo outside St. Petersburg. Alexander Kerensky, leader of the provisional government feared for their safety and moved them to the former Governor's mansion in Tobolsk. Later they were transferred to the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg.
With the advance of the Czechoslovak Legion (fighting with the White Army against Bolsheviks) towards Yekaterinburg, fears of a potential attempt to liberate them grew, and the local Bolshevik leaders, after consulting with the leadership in Moscow, decided to execute the former imperial family. In the early hours of July 17, 1918, the former imperial family—Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia and Tsarevich Alexei—were taken to the basement of the Ipatiev House and were murdered by being shot and bayoneted. Czechoslovak Legions captured the city less than a week later.
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