Princess Charlotte already has one nun-martyr for a namesake – Sister Charlotte of the Resurrection, a French Carmelite – and now has another as a role model. During the homily at her baptism last week the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, cited the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria who became an Orthodox nun and died after being thrown down a mineshaft by Bolsheviks.After the murder of her husband, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, she entered religious life, selling her jewellery and luxurious possessions. “In her life she forgave the man who killed her husband. At her cruel murder she continued to care for those suffering with her. It is of such beauty that Jesus speaks when he talks of being great in the
09 July 2015, The Tablet
Royal role model
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