The greatness of the last emperor of Russia, who has exemplified the sovereignty of the Sovereign for many centuries, does not consist in victorious battles, glorious exploits and rich heritage. It is embodied in the service of Christ and Russia, not only of that era and time, but of the state of the next century, for which it took a difficult end. Together with the Great Sovereign, the martyr's crown was shared by his close and like-minded people, his family - the Holy Royal Martyrs.
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The last Russian emperor of the Romanov dynasty in history has remained an example and model of Orthodoxy in power. By his pious life and service to the people, Emperor Nicholas II is fully consistent with the idea of a true believing Christian and Orthodox person who professes faith in Christ not only in words but in deeds. Moreover, faith in the Lord was not some gesture of advertising policy and propaganda of the ruler, but a deep foundation of the worldview of the great sovereign. Christian principles were laid in the foundation of the policy of Emperor Nicholas II. Together with the tsar, Orthodox principles were completely shared by all members of his family. In 2000, the royal family was canonized by the Orthodox Church as the Holy Royal Martyrs.
The veneration of the great martyrs by the people
Since the violent death of members of the royal family, ordinary people in the Urals have not been able to simply obliterate those killed. In Yekaterinburg, people began to come to the place where the house stood, in the basement of which the murder was committed, put things in order on this territory and considered this place difficult and special. A memorable date in the history of the veneration of martyrs was the day of July 16, 1989. On this day for the first time open prayers were heard in memory of the Royal Martyrs. Initially, at that time, the still atheistic authorities of the city of Yekaterinburg took this impromptu prayer service as a challenge to the authorities. Many prayer participants were arrested that day. The next year, even more people gathered on this day to pray for the Holy Martyrs. Soon a worship cross was erected on the site of the ruined house , near which the faithful began to pray and read the akathist to the Royal Martyrs. A year later, a procession was held to the Tsar’s place, divine services were performed, and from that moment on, to the places where the crowned martyrs received martyrdom, the Orthodox prayers were extended.
The miracle of the signs to strengthen faith
The first evidence that the great sovereign and his family continue to condescend to sinners occurred during the installation of the worship cross at the site of the terrible execution of members of the crowned family in October 1990. During its erection in rainy weather, clouds suddenly dispersed, and bright light fell from the sky. The miraculous sign lasted about a quarter of an hour, then disappeared. At that moment, all the worshipers felt the presence of God. The place where the Royal Martyrs endured the martyrdom was undoubtedly marked by a sign of holiness.
The places where the bodies of the dead were destroyed, and, possibly, some of their particles, are considered no less special. And that these places are holy, there were quite a lot of signs and signs, as eyewitnesses say, evidence from heaven. People saw both the fiery cross and the pillars of fire, someone saw the images of members of the royal family ... And for many, this was a turning point in their spiritual life. Regal sufferers led many Christians to Christ. After the destruction of the royal family, Orthodox Russia continued to have a father in Tsar Nicholas II.
Prayer books at the throne for the Russian land
The fact that the last Russian tsar and members of his family became heavenly sincere petitioners for the well-being of the Russian land, people began to understand with the revival of spirituality in society. Around the imperial family during the period of the atheism and atheism, many negative myths formed, but gradually in society they revised their attitude to the Romanov family. With the revival of Orthodoxy, many actions and principles of the Christian king were able to be interpreted from the point of view of a believer whose true value is love and care for one's neighbor, as well as humility and renunciation of one's own interests for the welfare of one's neighbor.
"Their eyes reflect the sky ..."
Nun Nina (Krygina) testified that in her student years she treated the Tsar dynasty in the same way as most of her contemporaries. Once, walking along the street, she drew attention to a group portrait of the Romanov family, exhibited in a window. The startled student suddenly realized that the eyes of these people reflect the sky. In fact, a person’s eyes reflect what he is looking at, but people who are endowed with the ability to constantly look to the sky are quite rare. Perhaps that is why people began to make prayer requests to the patron saints more and more often, and not only on the day of the memory of the Royal Martyrs.
A true example of an Orthodox family
The royal martyrs forever remained in the memory of Christian descendants a model of the Orthodox family in which domostroy reigned, but at the same time all the members were one. The problem of a modern family is that parents constantly do not have enough time to fully communicate with their children, to spend time in each other's company. The Romanov family showed a model of unity of all around common values. Regarding the Orthodox upbringing of children, Tsarina Alexandra said that parents themselves should be what they want their children to see. This should happen not in words, but in practice, since people authoritative for children can instruct them with examples of their lives. This axiom has been known to all for many centuries, but it is not enough just to know, it is necessary to be able to put this knowledge in the basis of the system of pedagogical influence on children. And the example of such a family, which the Royal Passion bearers left to descendants, is very vivid.
Bearer of the ideals of Holy Russia
Most representatives of the higher aristocracy of the early 20th century were called by Christians only by name, not accepting Orthodoxy as the basis of their own worldview. Tsar Nicholas II saw his mission on earth in a completely different way. The royal sufferers took the Orthodox faith seriously, because in high society they were considered alien and incomprehensible. Until their last hour, members of the crowned family continued to pray to the Lord and the Saints, thereby showing their jailers a model of humility and a deep faith in the justice of God's will. The hope for the patronage of heavenly intercessors is also confirmed by the fact that during the service, performed for the royal family three days before the execution, while singing the prayer "With the saints repose ..." all the Royal Martyrs knelt at the same time. Therefore, it is impossible to imagine the murder of members of the Romanov family as political - this act is regarded as sacrilege. Until now, Russia has the great sin of regicide.
“The king has forgiven us and asks in heaven that the Lord forgave us ...”
Today, the Great Martyrs are increasingly being asked with prayer requests for strengthening the family, the health of the heirs, the proper formation of their moral spirit in accordance with Christian ideals. For the spiritual and historical memory of Russia, it is important that many churches began to be dedicated to the Martyrs. The Church of the Holy Royal Martyrs is being built in Moscow itself. This church has been leading its history since 2011 - it was then that the decision was made to build it. In the throne, this is the first temple dedicated to the canonized Romanov family. The Orthodox spoke about the fact that such a temple was necessary in Moscow for a long time, and therefore worship to this monastery is special from the side of the parishioners. The problems of modern Russia require special prayer support and assistance in resolving, therefore, the Orthodox reached to the church of the Royal Martyrs with prayers for the revival and prosperity of the Russian state.
“The light of the faith of Christ ...”
During the persecution of the imperial family, she showed the world a model of rallying around the Lord and true faith. That temple, which bears the name of the Holy Martyrs, has the same calling: to unite true Christian believers around Christ the Savior. A special day for the parishioners of this temple is considered the Day of Remembrance of the Royal Martyrs, which is traditionally celebrated by the church on July 17. Special services are held on this day in the Moscow Church, which is based on a capsule with earth brought from the place of the tragic death of the canonized members of the holy family. Therefore, it is believed that the holy remains are with people in this place during prayers and appeals to the Lord and the Holy Crowned Great Martyrs.
The miraculous icon with the face of the martyr king
In the late 90s of the 20th century, on the day of the Royal Martyrs, a Moscow doctor presented one of the patients with an icon with the face of a canonized king. The believing doctor constantly prayed to this image in any life situations, after a while he noticed small bloody spots that appeared on the icon. The doctor brought the icon to the church, where during the service, all those present suddenly felt a wonderful aroma emanating from the face of the Martyr King. Over the next three weeks, the fragrance did not stop, especially spreading through the church at the moment when the akathist was reading to the Royal sufferers. The icon visited many churches and monasteries, but everywhere the worshipers noted an unusual fragrance emanating from the image. The first healing from the icon, officially recorded - healing from blindness in 1999. Since then, the miraculous image has been in many dioceses, and miracles of healing have been recorded in each. The miraculous icon has since become a famous shrine, to which thousands of healing sufferers flock to each year. The great sovereign of Russia, even after his martyrdom, continues to solve the problems of people who turned to him for help.
"According to your faith, let it be to you ..."
Not only the canonized Sovereign condescends to the Russian man with his wonderful help, but through the prayers of any Orthodox miracles of faith are recorded. A resident of Denmark, suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction for more than 16 years, sincerely wanted to get rid of vices. On the advice of Orthodox friends, he went on a trip to the famous places of Russia, he visited Tsarskoye Selo. At that moment, when the service was held for the Royal Martyrs in a small church, where members of the crowned family once prayed, the Dane mentally turned to the sovereign with a request for healing from a destructive passion. At that moment, he suddenly felt that the habit had left him. Four years after miraculous healing, the Dane converted to Orthodoxy with the name Nicholas in honor of the last crowned Romanov.
Intercession of canonized martyrs
Not only the great sovereign is ready to condescend to sinners and help them, but the other canonized martyrs come to the aid of believers. A case has been recorded of the help of a truly believing girl who especially reveres the royal family. By the miraculous intercession of the Romanov children, the girl was spared the hooligans trying to harm her. This incident convinced many that the prayer service of the Royal Martyrs provides continuous protection for members of an innocently murdered family.