Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova Russian: Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a German Princess of the House of Hesse, and the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and the Rhine. An older sister of Alexandra, the last Russian Empress, Elizabeth became famous in Russian society for her beauty, charm, and good works among the poor. Following the murder of her husband in 1905, Elizabeth became a nun, founding the Marfo-Mariinsky Convent in Moscow dedicated to helping the downtrodden in that city. In 1918 she was arrested and ultimately murdered by the Bolsheviks. In 1981 Elizabeth was canonized by th