ALAPAYEVSK

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The entrance to the mine shaft at Alapayevsk where the Grand Duchess Sister Elizabeth was thrown to her death accompanied by four young Romanov men and Sister Barbara. It is now a place of pilgrimage.

Elizabeth, New Martyr,  pray for us.

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Elizabeth, Pray for us

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The portrait below and the icon above is of the same woman, The Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov, grand-daughter of Queen Victoria and sister of Alexandria the last Tsarina.  More about her tomorrow.