Martyrs - Grand Duchess Elizabeth (1864 - 1918)

Question 1

Who was Grand Duchess Elizabeth?

Answer 1

granddaughter of Queen Victoria

Question 2

How did her religious beliefs change over her lifetime?

Answer 2

childhood - Lutheran
adolescence - Anglican (in England under protection of Queen Victoria
married Grand Duke Sergei - Orthodox

Question 3

What did she do after Grand Duke Sergei assassinated?

Answer 3

gave away jewellery + sold luxurious possessions - set up Martha and Mary home in Moscow - foster prayer + charity for devout women
opened hospitals
arrested
murdered in a mineshaft