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Russian church proclaims mummy feet a saintly miracle
In St Petersburg the Russian Orthodox Church declared the remains of Saint Alexander of Svira to be authentic after drops of myrrh appeared between the toes of the mummy. Patriarch Alexy II called it verification of faith as crowds gathered at the Church of Martyrs' Faith Hope and Love.
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Sr. Petersburg
Russia
Nicholas II
Alexander of
Svria
Alexy II
St. Petersburg
Church of Martyrs
Natalya Khmilyova
Svira
St. Alexander of Svira
Military Medical Academy
Anatomical Museum
St. Alexander
Olga Bykhovskaya
Leonida Safonova
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