Church on Blood
In the Russian Orthodox tradition, Church on Blood (храм на крови) is a church commemorating the spot of the murder of a member of the royal family. There are three such churches:
- Church of St. Demetrius on Blood in Uglich (17th century) - commemorates the murder of Tsarevich Demetrius
- Church of the Saviour on Blood in St. Petersburg (19th century) - commemorates the murder of Alexander II of Russia
- Church of All Saints, Yekaterinburg (21st century) - commemorates the murder of Nicholas II of Russia and his family.
- Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Orthodox Church (21st century) - commemorates the Gulag victims. It stands next to the infamous Lubyanka Building on the grounds of the Sretensky Monastery.
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