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Not every generation is destined to meet along its path = such a=20 blessed gift from heaven as was the Grand Duchess Elizabeth=20 Feodorovna for her time, for she was a rare combination of = exalted=20 Christian spirit, moral nobility, enlightened mind, gentle = heart,=20 and refined taste. She possessed an extremely delicate and=20 multifaceted spiritual composition and her outward = appearance=20 reflected the beauty and greatness of her spirit. Upon her = brow lay=20 the seal of an inborn, elevated dignity which set her apart = from=20 those around her. Under the cover of modesty, she often = strove,=20 though in vain, to conceal herself from the gaze of others, = but one=20 could not mistake her for another. Wherever she appeared, = one would=20 always ask: "Who is she who looketh forth as the morning, = clear as=20 the sun" (Song of Solomon 6:10)? Wherever she would go she = emanated=20 the pure fragrance of the lily. Perhaps it was for this = reason that=20 she loved the color white=E2=80=94it was the reflection of = her heart. All of=20 her spiritual qualities were strictly balanced, one against = another,=20 never giving an impression of one-sidedness. Femininity was = joined=20 in her to a courageous character; her goodness never led to = weakness=20 and blind, unconditional trust of people. Even in her finest = heartfelt inspirations she exhibited that gift of = discernment which=20 has always been so highly esteemed by Christian ascetics. = These=20 characteristics were perhaps in part due to her upbringing, = which=20 she received under the guidance of her maternal grandmother, = Victoria, Queen of England and Empress of India. An = unmistakable=20 English stamp was placed on all her tastes and habits and = English=20 was closer to her than her native German.

The grand duchess herself acknowledged that a great = influence on=20 the formation of the inner, purely spiritual side of her = character=20 was the example of a paternal ancestor, Elizabeth Turingen = of=20 Hungary, who through her daughter Sophia was one of the = founders of=20 the House of Hesse. A contemporary of the Crusades, this = remarkable=20 woman reflected the spirit of her age. Deep piety was united = in her=20 together with self-sacrificing love for her neighbor, but = her spouse=20 considered her great beneficence squanderous and at times = persecuted=20 her for it. Her early widowhood compelled her to lead a life = of=20 wandering and need. Later she was again able to help the = poor and=20 suffering and completely dedicate herself to works of = charity. The=20 great reverence which this royal struggler enjoyed even = during her=20 lifetime moved the Roman Catholic Church in the thirteenth = century=20 to number her among its saints. The impressionable soul of = the grand=20 duchess was captivated in childhood by the happy memory of = her=20 honored ancestor and made a deep impression on her.

Her rich natural gifts were refined by an extensive and = wide=20 education which not only satisfied her mental and esthetic = needs but=20 also enriched her with knowledge of a purely practical = nature,=20 essential for every woman with household duties. "Together = with Her=20 Majesty (i.e., Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, her younger = sister) we=20 were instructed during our childhood in everything,'' she = once said=20 in answer to how she became acquainted with all the details = of=20 housekeeping.

Chosen as the future wife of the Grand Duke Sergei = Alexandrovich,=20 the grand duchess arrived in Russia during the period when = the=20 country, under the firm rule of Alexander III, attained the=20 blossoming of its might in a purely national spirit. With = her moral=20 sensitivity and inborn love for knowledge, the young grand = duchess=20 began an intense study of the national characteristics of = the=20 Russian people and especially of their faith which places a = deep=20 mark on both their national character and upon all of their = culture.=20 Soon Orthodoxy won her over by its beauty and inner richness = which=20 she often would contrast with the spiritual poverty of=20 Protestantism. ("And they are so self-satisfied about = everything!"=20 she said about Protestants.)

Of her experiences in the Roman Catholic world, the grand = duchess=20 sometimes recalled a trip to Rome which she had taken = together with=20 the late grand duke soon after the jubilee of Pope Leo the = XIII. The=20 latter knew well the unshakable firmness of Sergei = Alexandrovich's=20 Orthodox convictions and regarded him highly, having first = made his=20 acquaintance when the grand duke, still a child, was = visiting Rome.=20 This long-standing acquaintance allowed them to converse = informally.=20 Between them there even arose an argument about how many = popes were=20 named Sergius. Neither of these exalted disputants wanted to = give=20 way to the other and the pope had to withdraw into his = library to=20 check. He returned a bit upset.

"Forgive me," said Leo XIII, smiling, "although they say = the pope=20 is infallible, this time he fell into error."

The grand duchess, of her own volition decided to unite = herself=20 to the Orthodox Church. When she made the announcement to = her=20 spouse, according to the account of one of the servants, = tears=20 involuntarily poured from his eyes. The Emperor Alexander = III=20 himself was deeply touched by her decision. Her husband = blessed her=20 after Holy Chrismation with a precious icon of the Savior, = "Not Made=20 by Hands" (a copy of the miraculous icon in the Chapel of = the=20 Savior), which she treasured greatly throughout the = remaining course=20 of her life. Having been joined to the Faith in this manner, = and=20 thereby to all that makes up the soul of a Russian, the = grand=20 duchess could now with every right say to her spouse in the = words of=20 the Moabite Ruth, "Your people have become my people, and = your God=20 my God" (Ruth 1:16).

The grand duke's extended tenure of office as = Governor-General of=20 Moscow, the true heart of Russia, where he and his wife were = in=20 living contact with the ancient, holy shrines and the = immemorial=20 Russian national way of life, must have bound the grand = duchess even=20 more to her new homeland.

Even during these years she dedicated much time to = philanthropic=20 activities, though this was considered one of the main = obligations=20 of her high position and therefore did not earn for her much = public=20 merit. As part of her social obligations the grand duchess = was=20 forced to participate in social life which was already = beginning to=20 oppress her because of its frivolity. The terrible death of = the=20 grand duke Sergei Alexandrovich, who was torn apart by a = bomb in the=20 holy Kremlin itself (near the Nicholas Palace where the = grand duke=20 had moved after he left his position as Governor-General), = began a=20 decisive moral change in the soul of his spouse which caused = her to=20 forsake her former life once and for all. The greatness of = spirit=20 with which she endured her trial evoked for her the deserved = admiration of everyone. She even found in herself the moral = strength=20 to visit Kaliev, the murderer of her husband, in the hope of = softening and healing his heart by meekness and complete=20 forgiveness. These Christian feelings she also expressed, = through=20 the person of the slaughtered grand duke, by having the = following=20 touching words of the Gospel inscribed upon the memorial = cross,=20 erected according to the plans of Vasnetsov, at the site of = his=20 death, ''Father, forgive them for they know not what they = do..."

However, not everyone was capable of understanding the = change=20 which had taken place in her. One had to live through such a = staggering catastrophe as this, in order to be convinced of = the=20 frailty and illusory nature of wealth, glory and the things = of this=20 world, and about which for so many centuries we have been = warned by=20 the Gospel. For the society of that time, the decision of = the grand=20 duchess to dismiss her court in order to leave the world and = dedicate herself to serving God and neighbor, seemed as = scandal and=20 madness. Despising both the tears of friends, gossip and = mockings of=20 the world, she courageously set out on her new path. Having = earlier=20 chosen for herself the path of the perfect, i.e. the path of = ascetic=20 struggle, she began with wisely measured steps to ascend the = ladder=20 of Christian virtues.

The advice of wise instructors was not foreign to her, = guiding=20 those starting out on the path of Christian activity to = learn from=20 others the way of life so as "not to teach oneself, not to = go=20 without a guide along a path which one had never traveled = and hence=20 quickly lose one's way; not to travel more or less = correctly, nor=20 become exhausted from too swift a run or to fall asleep = while=20 resting" (Jerome, A Letter to the Monk = Rusticus).

Therefore she strove to understand nothing without the = direction=20 of spiritually experienced elders, especially the elders of = the=20 Zosima Hermitage under whom she placed herself in total = obedience.=20 As her heavenly guides and protectors she chose St. Sergius = and St.=20 Alexis of Moscow. She was entrusted to their special = protection by=20 her late spouse whose remains she buried at the Chudov = Monastery in=20 a magnificent tomb, styled after those in the ancient Roman=20 catacombs. The extended period of mourning for the grand = duke,=20 during which she retired into her interior world and was = continually=20 in church, was the first real break to separate her from = what up=20 until then had been her normal everyday life. The move from = the=20 palace to the building she acquired at Ordinka, where she = allotted=20 only two very modest rooms for herself, signaled a full = break with=20 the past and the beginning of a new period in her life.

From now on her main task became the building of a = sisterhood in=20 which inner service to God would be integrated with active = service=20 to one's neighbor in the name of Christ. This was a = completely new=20 form of organized charitable Church activity, and = consequently drew=20 general attention to itself. At its foundation was placed a = deep and=20 immutable idea: no one could give to another more than he = himself=20 already possessed. We all draw upon God and therefore only = in Him=20 can we love our neighbor. Natural love so-called or humanism = quickly=20 evaporates, replaced by coldness and disappointment, but one = who=20 lives in Christ can rise to the heights of complete = self-denial and=20 lay down his life for his friends. The grand duchess not = only wanted=20 to impart to charitable activities the spirit of the Gospel = but to=20 place them under the protection of the Church. Thus she = hoped to=20 attract gradually to the Church, those levels of Russian = society,=20 which up until that time had remained largely indifferent to = the=20 Faith. Highly significant was the very name the grand = duchess=20 bestowed upon the institution she established=E2=80=94the = Martha and Mary=20 Convent, which name contains within itself the mission, the = life of=20 its holy patrons.

The community was intended to be like the home of Lazarus = which=20 the Savior so often visited. The sisters of the convent were = called=20 to unite both the high lot of Mary, attending to the eternal = word of=20 life, and the service of Martha, to that degree in which = they found=20 Christ in the person of His less fortunate brethren. In = justifying=20 and explaining her thought, the ever-memorable foundress of = the=20 convent said that Christ the Savior could not judge Martha = for=20 showing Him hospitality, since the latter was sign of her = love for=20 Him. He only cautioned Martha, and in her all women in = general,=20 against that excessive fussing and triviality which draw = them away=20 from the higher needs of the spirit.

To be not of this world, and at the same time live and = act in the=20 world in order to transform it=E2=80=94this was the = foundation upon which=20 she desired to establish her convent.

Striving to be an obedient daughter of the Orthodox = Church in all=20 things the grand duchess did not desire to make use of the=20 advantages of her position fearing lest even in the smallest = way she=20 take liberties and depart from obedience, from the rules or = specific=20 statutes established for everyone by the Church Authority. = On the=20 contrary, she fulfilled with complete readiness the = slightest desire=20 of the latter even if it did not coincide with her personal = views.=20 At one time, for example, she seriously thought about = reviving the=20 ancient institution of deaconess, in which she was zealously = supported by Metroplitan Vladimir of Moscow. Bishop Germogen = (at=20 this time of Saratov, later of Tobolsk where he was = martyred),=20 because of a misunderstanding, stood up against this idea, = accusing=20 the grand duchess without any foundation, of Protestant = tendencies=20 (of which he later repented), and counseled her to abandon = her=20 cherished dream. Having been misunderstood in the best of = her=20 strivings, the grand duchess did not stifle her spirit = because of=20 this trying disappointment, but rather put her whole heart = into her=20 beloved Martha and Mary Convent. It is not surprising that = the=20 convent quickly blossomed and attracted many sisters from = the=20 aristocracy as well as the common people. Nearly monastic = order=20 reigned within the inner life of the community and both = within and=20 without the convent her activities consisted in the care of = those=20 who visited the sick who were lodged in the convent, in the = material=20 and moral help given to the poor, and in the almshouse for = those=20 orphans and abandoned children found in every large city. = The grand=20 duchess paid special attention to the unfortunate children = who bore=20 within themselves the curse of their fathers' sins, the = children=20 born in the turbid slums of Moscow only to wither before = they had a=20 chance to blossom. Many of them were taken into the = orphanage built=20 for them where they were quickly revived spiritually and = physically.=20 For others, constant supervision at their place of residence = was=20 established. The spirit of initiative and moral sensitivity = which=20 accompanied the grand duchess in all her activities, = inspired and=20 impelled her to search out new paths and forms of = philanthropic=20 activity, which sometimes reflected the influence of her = first,=20 western homeland, and its advanced organizations for social=20 improvement and mutual aid. And so she created a cooperative = of=20 messenger boys with a well built dormitory, and apartments = for the=20 girls who took part in this activity. Not all of these=20 establishments were directly connected with the convent, but = they=20 were all like rays of light from the sun united in the = person of=20 their abbess, who embraced them with her care and = protection. Having=20 chosen as her mission not only to serve one=E2=80=99s = neighbor in general,=20 but also the spiritual re-education of contemporary Russian = society,=20 the grand duchess wanted to speak to the latter in a closer, = more=20 understandable language about Church art and Orthodox = liturgical=20 beauty. All the churches founded by her, especially the main = church=20 of the convent, built in the Novgorod-Pskov style by the = famous=20 architect Shchusev and painted by Nesterov, were = distinguished by=20 their austere style and the artistic unity of the interior = and=20 exterior ornamentation. The crypt located under the arches = of the=20 convent church also evoked general admiration for its = peaceful=20 warmth. The church services in the convent were always = outstandingly=20 well performed, thanks to the exceptionally capable = spiritual father=20 chosen by the abbess. From time to time she attracted other = fine=20 pastoral strength from Moscow and all parts of Russia to = serve and=20 preach. Like bees gathering nectar from all flowers, = according to=20 the words of Gogol, for her, as a true Christian, there was = no=20 ultimate course of study and she remained a conscientious = humble=20 student all her life.

All the external decor of the Martha and Mary Convent as = well the=20 internal structure, and in general all the material = creations of the=20 grand duchess were stamped with elegance and culture. This = was not=20 because she conveyed to it some sort of self-satisfying=20 significance, but because this was the spontaneous action of = her=20 creative spirit. Having concentrated her activity around the = convent, the grand duchess did not sever her ties with those = other=20 social organizations and institutions of a charitable or = spiritually=20 enlightening nature with which she had been bound by close = moral=20 ties ever since her first years in Moscow. Among these, the=20 Palestine Society occupied the first place, so close to her = because=20 it called to life the deep Russian Orthodox feeling of her = spouse,=20 Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, for the Holy Land. Having = inherited=20 from him the chairmanship of this society, she imitated him = in holy=20 zeal for Sion and in tireless concern over Russian pilgrims = heading=20 for the Holy Land. Her cherished dream was to go with them, = though=20 she already had earlier visited the holy places together = with the=20 late grand duke. The unbroken chain of activity and=20 responsibilities, becoming more complicated with every year, = prevented her for a long time from leaving Russia for the = Holy City.=20 Alas! No one then foresaw that she would arrive in Jerusalem = only=20 after her repose, in order to find there a place for eternal = rest.

Her mind was always in harmony with her heart, and in the = Palestine work she exhibited not only love and zeal for the = Holy=20 Land but a great working knowledge, as if she directly = controlled=20 all the institutions of the Society. During the last years = before=20 the war she was occupied with plans for the construction of = a=20 metochion to St. Nicholas, in Bari, with a church worthy of = the=20 Russian name. The project and model of the building, = executed by=20 Shchusev in the ancient Russian style, was permanently = exhibited in=20 her reception room. Countless papers and callers, the = examination of=20 various types of petitions and entreaties which were = presented to=20 her from all parts of Russia, as well as other affairs, = usually=20 filled her whole day and frequently brought her to the point = of=20 total exhaustion. This did not hamper her from spending the = night at=20 the bedside of suffering patients or from attending services = in the=20 Kremlin and at the greatly loved churches and monasteries in = all=20 parts of Moscow. The spirit strengthened the weakened body = (her only=20 rest was pilgrimages to various parts of Russia for prayer. = However,=20 even here the people took away the possibility of her = finding=20 seclusion and quiet. Greatly honoring her royal birth and = great=20 piety, the people ecstatically met her everywhere. The trips = of the=20 grand duchess to various cities of Russia, against her will = turned=20 into triumphant marches).

Concealing her struggles, she always appeared before = people with=20 a bright, smiling face. Only when she was alone or with a = few close=20 people, her face and especially her eyes reflected hidden = sorrow=E2=80=94the=20 mark of a great soul languishing in this world. Having = detached=20 herself from almost all earthly things, she even more = brightly=20 radiated an inner light, especially by her love and = tenderness. No=20 one could do an act of kindness more delicately=E2=80=94to = each according to=20 his need or spiritual temperament. She was not only capable = of=20 weeping with the sorrowful but of rejoicing with those who = rejoice,=20 which is usually the more difficult. Though not a nun in the = strict=20 sense, better than any nun she observed the great law of St. = Nilus=20 of Sinai: "Blessed is the monk who honors every man as (a) = god after=20 God." Find the best in every man and, "Have mercy on the = fallen,"=20 was the continual striving of her heart. A meek spirit did = not=20 prevent her from blazing with holy wrath before injustice. = Even more=20 strictly she judged herself if she made some mistake, = however=20 involuntarily. Allow me to present a fact which witnesses to = this=20 facet of her character, as well as how her sincerity won out = against=20 an inborn reserve and the demands of social etiquette. Once = during=20 the time I was vicar bishop of Moscow she offered me the=20 chairmanship of a purely secular organization, not having = any=20 activities connected with the Church. I was involuntarily=20 embarrassed, not knowing how to answer her. Understanding my = position, she immediately said decisively, "Forgive me, I = made a=20 foolish suggestion," and thus led me out of a difficult=20 situation.

The high position of the grand duchess along with her = openness=20 attracted many and various organizations and individual = petitioners=20 to her for her help, protection, or authoritative influence = in the=20 higher echelons of both local Moscovite and the central = authority.=20 She carefully replied to all petitions except for those = which bore=20 political overtones. The latter she decisively rejected, = considering=20 dealings with politics to be incompatible with her new = calling.

She paid special attention to all institutions of Church, = charitable or artistic and scientific character. She also = zealously=20 worked to preserve the more important daily customs and = traditions=20 which made life so rich in old, beloved Moscow. The = anniversary=20 holiday of 1912 gave her an unexpected chance to exhibit her = zeal in=20 this direction.

Here are the circumstances of this activity, hitherto = known only=20 to a few people, including even those who had direct = connection with=20 this work. During the elaboration of the program for the = celebration=20 of the hundredth anniversary of the War for the Homeland, = there=20 arose in the special committee organized in Moscow a heated = debate=20 over how to celebrate the Thirtieth of August, the final day = of the=20 anniversary festival in Moscow, where the emperor, according = to=20 ceremony was supposed to arrive from Borodino. The = representative of=20 the ministry of the court offered to place at the center of = the=20 festival day a visit by the emperor to the Zemsky Kustarny = Museum,=20 which had absolutely nothing to do with the historical = recollection=20 of 1812.

Others supported my proposed offer that this memorial for = Russia,=20 St. Alexander Nevsky's Day, be noted with a festive service = of=20 thanksgiving on Red Square. The ceremonial officialdom = refused to=20 put aside its plan, protecting itself with the impenetrable = iron=20 plating of "imperial order," a being whose existence no one, = of=20 course, could verify. As for me, a representative of the = clerical=20 department, and those who were of like mind, all we could do = was=20 submit to the inescapable. At my meeting with the grand = duchess I=20 told her all about the conflict that had come to pass. = Having heard=20 out my tale in much distress she said, "I will try to write = about it=20 to the emperor. It's true," she added with a reserved smile, = 'for us=20 women, all is permitted."

Within a week, she informed me that the emperor had = changed the=20 program according to our desires.

When the Thirtieth of August arrived it presented a = magnificent=20 picture of a genuinely national, Church and patriotic = festivity=20 which will never be forgotten by the participants. For this = fete=20 Moscow was indebted to the intercessions of the grand = duchess who=20 exhibited in the present circumstance not only her devotion = to the=20 Church but a deeply historical, purely Russian devotion.

At the beginning of the war she gave herself over with = complete=20 self-sacrifice to the service of the sick and wounded = soldiers whom=20 she visited not only in the hospitals and sanitoriums of = Moscow but=20 also at the front. Like the empress, she was not spared the = slander=20 which accused them of excessive sympathy for wounded = Germans, and=20 the grand duchess bore this unwarranted, bitter offense with = her=20 usual magnanimity.

When the revolutionary storm broke out she met it with = amazing=20 self-control and calm. It seemed that she stood on a high,=20 unshakable cliff, and from there fearlessly looked out at = the waves=20 storming around her and raised her spiritual vision to = eternity.

She did not harbor even a shadow of ill feelings against = the=20 madness of the agitated masses. "The people are children, = innocent=20 of what is transpiring," she remarked quietly. "They are led = into=20 deception by the enemies of Russia." Nor was she depressed = by the=20 great suffering and humiliation that befell the royal family = who=20 were so close to her: "This will serve for their moral = purification=20 and bring them nearer to God," she noted once with radiant=20 gentleness. She suffered deeply for the royal family only = when the=20 thorns of grievous slander were woven around them especially = during=20 the war. In order not to give impetus to new evil gossip, = the grand=20 duchess tried to avoid conversations on the subject. If it = so=20 happened that because of idle people's tasteless curiosity = the=20 subject was broached in her presence, she immediately killed = it by=20 her expressive silence. Only once after returning from = Tsarskoe=20 Selo, she forgot herself and remarked, "That terrible man = (i.e.,=20 Rasputin) wants to separate me from them but, thank God, he = will not=20 succeed."

The charm of her whole temperament was so great that it=20 automatically attracted even the revolutionaries when they = first=20 arrived to examine the Martha and Mary Convent. One of them, = apparently a student, even praised the life of the sisters, = saying=20 that no luxuries were noticeable, and that cleanliness and = good=20 order were the rule, which was in no way blameworthy. Seeing = his=20 sincerity, the grand duchess struck up a conversation with = him about=20 the outstanding qualities of socialist and Christian ideals. = "Who=20 knows," remarked her unknown conversationalist as if = influenced by=20 her arguments, "perhaps we are headed for the same goal, = only by=20 different paths," and with these words left the convent.

"Obviously we are still unworthy of a martyr's crown," = the abbess=20 replied to the sisters' congratulating her for such a = successful end=20 to the first encounter with the Bolsheviks. But that crown = was not=20 far from her. During the course of the last months of 1917 = and the=20 beginning of 1918, the Soviet power to everyone's amazement = granted=20 the Martha and Mary Convent and its abbess complete freedom = to live=20 as they wished and even supported them by supplying = essentials. This=20 made the blow even heavier and unexpected for them when on = Pascha=20 the grand duchess was suddenly arrested and transported to=20 Ekaterinburg. His Holiness Patriarch Tikhon attempted with = the help=20 of Church organizations to take a part in her liberation, = but was=20 unsuccessful. Her exile was at first accompanied by some = comforts.=20 She was quartered in a convent where all the sisters were = sincerely=20 involved. A special comfort for her was that she was not = hampered=20 from attending services. Her position became more difficult = after=20 her transfer to Alapaevsk where she was imprisoned in one of = the=20 city schools together with her ever-faithful companion, = Sister=20 Barbara, and several grand dukes who shared her fate.

Nevertheless she did not lose her abiding firmness of = spirit and=20 occasionally would send words of encouragement and comfort = to the=20 sisters of her convent who were deeply grieving over her. = And so it=20 continued until the fateful night of 5/18 July. On this = night=20 together with the other royal captives striving with her and = her=20 valiant fellow-struggler Barbara in Alapaevsk, she was = suddenly=20 taken in an automobile outside the city and apparently = buried alive=20 with them in one of the local mine shafts. The results of = later=20 excavation there has shown that she strived until the last = moment to=20 serve the grand dukes who were severely injured by the fall. = Some=20 local peasants who carried out the sentence on these people = whom=20 they did not know, reported that for a long time there was = heard a=20 mysterious singing from below the earth.

This was the great-passion-bearer, singing funeral hymns = to=20 herself and the others until the silver chain was loosed and = the=20 golden bowl was broken (cf. Eccles. 12:6) and until the = songs of=20 heaven began to resound for her. Thus the longed-for = martyr's crown=20 was placed on her head and she was united to the hosts of = those of=20 whom John, the seer of mysteries, speaks: "after this I = beheld, and,=20 lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all = nations,=20 and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the = throne, and=20 before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in = their=20 hands;...And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said = to me,=20 These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have = washed=20 their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" = (Rev.=20 7:9, 14). Like a wondrous vision she passed over the earth, = leaving=20 behind radiant traces. Together with all the other sufferers = for the=20 Russian land, she appeared simultaneously as a redeemer for = Russia=20 and as a foundation for that Russia of the future which is = being=20 raised up on the bones of the new martyrs. Such images have = a=20 timeless significance; their memory is eternal on earth and = in=20 heaven. Not in vain did the voice of the people declare her = a saint=20 during her lifetime. (It is noteworthy that soon after the = birth of=20 the grand duchess, her mother, the Princess Alice, a woman = with a=20 great and meek spirit, wrote to Queen Victoria about the = name given=20 to her daughter. "We liked Elizabeth since St. Elizabeth is = an=20 ancestress of the Hessian, as well as of the Saxon House." = The late=20 grand duchess had kept this name after being united to the = Orthodox=20 Church and chose for her heavenly protectress, St. = Elizabeth=E2=80=945=20 September.)

As though in reward for her earthly struggles and special = love=20 for the Holy Land, her martyred remains, which according to=20 eyewitnesses were found in the mine shaft completely = untouched by=20 corruption, were destined to rest at the same place where = the Savior=20 suffered and rose from the dead. Exhumed on the orders of = Admiral=20 Kolchak, together with the bodies of other members of the = royal=20 house killed at the same time (the Grand Duke Sergei = Michailovich,=20 the Princes John, Igor, and Konstantine Konstantinovich, and = the son=20 of the Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, Prince Paley), their = remains=20 and the bodies of the grand duchess and Sister Barbara were = taken=20 first to Irkutsk and then to Peking where they remained for = a long=20 time m the cemetery church of the Russian Ecclesiastical = Mission.=20 From there, through the concern of her sister, Princess = Victoria,=20 the Marchioness of Milford-Haven, to whom she was closely = bound=20 during life, her coffin and Sister Barbara's were = transferred from=20 Shanghai and sent to Palestine.

On the 15th of January, 1920, the bodies of both = sufferers were=20 triumphantly met in Jerusalem by the English authorities, = the Greek=20 and Russian clergy, as well as crowds of the large Russian = colony=20 and local inhabitants. Their burial took place the next day = and was=20 served by the head of the Church of Jerusalem, the Blessed = Patriarch=20 Damianos, together with a host of clergy.

As if destined for the purpose, the crypt below the lower = vault=20 of the Russian church of St. Mary Magdalene was adapted as a = sepulchre for the grand duchess. This church, built in = memory of the=20 Empress Maria Alexandrovna by her august children, was not = strange=20 to the deceased, for together with the Grand Duke Sergei=20 Alexandrovich she had been present at its consecration in = 1888.=20 Located on a picturesque slope of the Mount of Olives, it is = the=20 best-styled and most graceful of all the churches one finds = in=20 Palestine, attracting one's gaze even from a distance by its = colorful and purely Russian lines. The martyr herself could = not have=20 chosen a better resting place even if, having foreseen that = she=20 would have to repose for a time outside her convent, she had = earlier=20 prepared a grave for herself.

Here, everything reflects her spirit: the golden domes of = the=20 church, sparkling in the sun amidst green olive trees and = cypresses;=20 the artistic interior furnishings, stamped with the = inspiration of=20 Vereshchagin, and the very character of the holy images, = pierced=20 through by the rays of Christ s Resurrection. Even closer = and dearer=20 to her heart is the fragrance of the holy places, which = breathes=20 upon her sepulchre from all sides. Below, beneath the tomb = stretches=20 out a unique view of the Holy City with the great cupola of = the=20 Life-Giving Tomb rising on high; at the foot of her tomb, = the Garden=20 of Gethsemane where in agony the Divine Sufferer prayed = until drops=20 of blood appeared. Further on, Gethsemane itself, the place = of the=20 Mother of God's burial and to the left one can discern=20 half-concealed by the folds of mountains, Bethany, that true = Convent=20 of Martha and Mary, the sister of Lazarus, whom the Lord = called=20 forth from the grave; and above, the Church of St. Mary = Magdalene=20 joyously crowns Mt. Olivet, whence the risen Savior rose = gloriously=20 to heaven in order to crown from there all those who amid=20 temptations remained faithful to Him until death (see Rev. = 111:5,=20 21).

Jerusalem

5/l8 July, 1925

Originally appeared in Orthodox = Life, vol. 31,=20 no. 5 (Sept.-Oct., 1981), pp. 3-14. To read more about the = life of=20 this saint, consult Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia: = New=20 Martyr of the Communist Yoke by Lubov Millar. Includes = over 40=20 photographs and an extensive bibliography. However, the book = is not=20 without its problems. Following is a short book review by = Bishop=20 Auxentios that appeared in Orthodox Tradition, Vol. = IX, No.=20 1, p. 25: "This book is not written in the pious manner of = the=20 traditional hagiography of the Orthodox Church. One is = astounded at=20 the constant descriptions of the physical beauty of the = martyred=20 Grand Duchess Elizabeth, commentaries on her jewelry = collection, and=20 some effete preoccupations with la royaut. As well, = the=20 author shows little knowledge of many Orthodox institutions, = including the female diaconate and monasticism. Nonetheless, = the=20 book provides beautiful glimpses into the life of a convert = woman=20 who, having grown much in her Faith at a time when Russian = Orthodoxy=20 was not at its healthiest, gave her life for Christ and the = Church.=20 Such glimpses make this handsome book a = treasury."

 
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