Kerk van de Heilige Koninklijke Martelaren, Orthodox church building in Kursk, Russia.
The Church of the Holy Royal Martyrs is a white five-domed Orthodox church in Kursk, 31 metres high, with yellow accents and trifoliate facade endings. It follows motifs of old Vladimir church architecture, with a large central drum and four smaller cupolas. The iconostasis was made by the Shchigry Holy Trinity Brotherhood, and a bell tower in the same style stands beside it.
The church commemorates the family of Nicholas II, executed in 1918 and canonized in 2000. Kursk authorities granted land in July 2007; Archbishop German blessed the foundation stone on 29 August 2008. The church was consecrated on 11 December 2010, with Olga Kulikovskaya-Romanova, widow of the emperor's nephew, present.
The walls and vaults hold religious paintings that tell the story of the royal martyrs and their faith. For local worshippers, the space carries deep meaning related to family, devotion, and spiritual memory.
As an active place of worship, visitors should follow religious customs including appropriate dress and respectful behavior. Information about visiting hours and services is available on site.
On 17 July 2013 a delegate from the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia gave the parish a piece of the plaid blanket of Tsarevich Alexei, knitted by his sisters and used to cover him during haemophilia attacks. It was found in the Ipatiev House on 25 July 1918, a week after the family was shot.
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