Church of All Saints (Church on the Blood)
The Church on the Blood stands on the site of the Ipatiev House, a merchant's mansion where Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, their five children, and four retainers were held before being shot in the basement in the early hours of 17 July 1918 by Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War. The house became a place of quiet pilgrimage in the Soviet era and was designated a national monument, but it was demolished in September 1977. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the plot was handed to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1990.
Construction of the memorial church began in 2000, the same year the Romanovs were canonized as holy passion-bearers, and the main upper church was consecrated on 16 July 2003. Designed by Yekaterinburg architects Viktor Morozov and Grigory Mazaev, the five-domed cathedral is built in the Russian-Byzantine revival style. It comprises an upper church dedicated to All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land and a lower memorial church marking the spot of the execution, together with a museum dedicated to the imperial family.
Today the church is the spiritual centre of Romanov commemoration in Russia and a major pilgrimage destination. Each July it anchors the 'Tsar's Days' observances, culminating in an all-night liturgy and a 21-kilometre cross procession to the Monastery of the Holy Royal Martyrs at Ganina Yama. The event draws enormous crowds, an estimated 60,000 in years such as 2017 and over 100,000 in 2018, the centenary of the execution, making it one of the largest religious processions in the Orthodox world.
- Annual visitors
- ≈ 100,000
- Location
- 56.8444, 60.6097
- Local time
- 03:39 (Asia/Yekaterinburg)
🕘 Visiting hours
| Mon–Sun | 07:00–23:00 |
Open daily for services and visits; especially busy during the July 'Tsar's Days' commemorations of the Romanov family.
✨ Saints & blessed venerated here
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Nicholas II (Holy Royal Passion-Bearer) Saint
Last Emperor of Russia, executed at the Ipatiev House in 1918; canonized as a holy royal passion-bearer in 2000.
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Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna Saint
Empress consort, martyred with her family in 1918; canonized as a holy passion-bearer in 2000.
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Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Saint
Heir to the throne, killed at age 13 with his family; canonized as a holy passion-bearer in 2000.
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The Holy Royal Martyrs (Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia) Saint
The four daughters of Nicholas II, martyred in 1918 and canonized as holy passion-bearers in 2000.
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All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land Saint
The collective body of Russian saints to whom the upper church is dedicated.
Care & donations
Church on the Blood (Yekaterinburg Eparchy)
Donations and prayer-request offerings can be made via the official church website xram-na-krovi.ru under the requisites section.
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