Eugene Botkin

Eugene Botkin, born Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin on May twenty-seventh, eighteen sixty-five, served as the esteemed court physician to Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra from nineteen hundred eight. His medical expertise was particularly vital in treating the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, who suffered from complications related to haemophilia, notably during a significant incident in Spala in nineteen twelve.

In the wake of the Russian Revolution of nineteen seventeen, Botkin chose to remain loyal to the Romanov family, accompanying them into exile. His journey took him to Tobolsk and later to Yekaterinburg in Siberia, where he ultimately met a tragic fate. On July seventeenth, nineteen eighteen, he was murdered alongside the Imperial family by guards, marking a somber end to his dedicated service.

In recognition of his unwavering loyalty and sacrifice, Botkin was canonised as a New Martyr by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in nineteen eighty-one. Furthermore, in two thousand, the Russian Orthodox Church canonised the Romanov family as passion bearers, and on February third, two thousand sixteen, Botkin was also canonised as Righteous Passion-Bearer Yevgeny the Physician, solidifying his legacy within the church.