Among many Orthodox Christians, the Romanovs came to be viewed not merely as political figures but as martyrs. The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia canonized the family in 1981, and the Moscow Patriarchate followed in 2000. | Among many Orthodox Christians, the Romanovs came to be viewed not merely as political figures but as martyrs. The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia canonized the family in 1981, and the Moscow Patriarchate followed in 2000. |