SK was allowed to publish the results of examinations of the Ekaterinburg remains
MOSCOW, 3 Jul — RIA Novosti. The Russian Orthodox Church received permission from the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for publication of the investigation into the murder of the Royal family, the examination which is completed, said Monday in an interview with RIA Novosti Secretary of the ecclesiastical Commission for the study of the results of the study of the remains found near Yekaterinburg, Bishop mark Tikhon (Shevkunov).
After the meeting in the Danilov monastery, which was held in mid-June with participation of Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill, representatives of the RF IC and members of the Church Commission, the ROC announced its intention to seek the approval of the SC for the publication of the materials of the investigation, examination for which has been completed.
“To date, permission from the Investigative Committee on the publication of the results of completed examinations received. As soon as will end with the certain examination, we will conduct interviews with experts and publish their articles,” — said Bishop Tikhon.
He said that the content will be published on the Church website “Orthodoxy.ru”. “It is important that the articles had scientific, evidence-based in nature”, — said the Agency interlocutor.
The last Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his family were shot in the summer of 1918 in Ekaterinburg. In 2000, the Russian Church canonized Nicholas II and his family canonized, after the opening of the graves near Ekaterinburg remains of members of the Imperial family were buried in the tomb of the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
In the fall of 2015 the investigators resumed the investigation of the death of members of the Romanov dynasty. Currently under examination associated with the authentication found the alleged remains of Prince Alexei and Princess Maria.