Consorts of Russian tsars

[Natalia Pylypiuk]

What was the name of the church hierarch officiating at the baptism
and or sponsoring it as a godfather?

Happy St. Nicholas day!
NP

On Dec 19, 2004, at 3:47 AM, Gampaolo Gandolfo wrote:

>    Yes, they had to convert to orthodoxy, but what sounds strange is
> that
> all of them are Fedorovny, as if they were all  daughters of some
> Fedor.
> Which one? Or is this patronimic related to the icon of the Virgin Mary
> called Fedorova, considered to be the protection of the Romanov family?
>    Any idea or suggestion?
>                Giampaolo Gandolfo
>
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>
>> When Peter (eventually Tsar Peter III) married the woman who would
>> eventually become Catherine (Ekaterina) the Great, Catherine's name
>> was
>> originally Sofia. Similarly, when Nicholas II married Alix of Hesse-
>> Darmstadt, her name got changed to Alexandra Feodrovna.
>> Does this name-changing from non-Russian to Russian names have more
>> to do
>> with these consorts' conversion to Orthodoxy (religious aspect), or
>> is it
>> a
>> political issue, or something else? I know that consorts of future
>> tsars/tsaritsas were required to convert to Orthodoxy, but the name
>> issue
>> is puzzling.
>>
>> Thanks, and happy holidays.
>> Stephanie.

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