Wender·Vista
Church of All Saints
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileRussia
on the Romanov execution site in Yekaterinburg

Church of All Saints

— — a church built where the night did not end.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The Church on the Blood stands in the centre of Yekaterinburg on the ground where the Ipatiev House once stood. The Romanov family was killed in that basement in July 1918. The cathedral was consecrated in 2003. Five gold cupolas, Russian-Byzantine in plan, an upper church for the saints and a lower church at the cellar's depth. Pilgrims come on the night of July sixteenth and stand until morning.

from the studio
Church of All Saints
— bring it home

Church of All Saints, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Church of All Saints

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Church on the Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land stands in central Yekaterinburg at the corner of Tolmachova and Karla Libknekhta streets, on the site of the former Ipatiev House. Construction began in 2000 and the cathedral was consecrated on 16 July 2003, the eighty-fifth anniversary of the Romanov execution. The plan is a five-domed Russian-Byzantine cross-in-square, roughly 60 metres tall and seating about two thousand. It is the largest Orthodox church in the Ural Federal District.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the stone

The cathedral comprises two churches stacked vertically. The upper, dedicated to All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land, holds the main liturgical services beneath five gilded cupolas. The lower church, in honour of the Holy Royal Martyrs, occupies the depth of the original Ipatiev House cellar where Tsar Nicholas II, the Empress Alexandra, their five children, and four retainers were executed on the night of 16 to 17 July 1918. The dividing line between the two churches marks the historic floor level of the house.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the year

Each year on the night of 16 to 17 July, the anniversary of the Romanov execution, tens of thousands of pilgrims gather at the cathedral for the Tsar's Days liturgy. A procession then walks the 21 kilometres through the night to Ganina Yama, the abandoned mine pit where the bodies were first concealed. The annual procession has grown since the canonisation of the family as Passion-Bearers by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000, the same year construction of the cathedral began.

— informed by Wikipedia
— where
Russia · Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
— position
56.8444° N · 60.6105° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
0.3 km W
Sevastyanov House
historic mansion
0.5 km E
Ascension Church
Orthodox church
0.4 km W
Iset River
river
21 km NE
Ganina Yama Monastery
monastery
N
Church of All Saints
Sevastyanov House
Ascension Church
Iset River
Ganina Yama Monastery
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Church of All Saints — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The Church on the Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land. The shorter Russian name is Khram-na-Krovi, Church on Blood, referring to the execution site beneath it.

It stands on the ground of the former Ipatiev House, where Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed on the night of 16 to 17 July 1918. The house was demolished in 1977 by Soviet order.

Construction began in 2000 and the cathedral was consecrated on 16 July 2003, the eighty-fifth anniversary of the execution. The Romanov family was canonised the same year construction began.

The cathedral stands roughly 60 metres tall, with five gilded cupolas in the traditional Russian-Byzantine cross-in-square plan. It seats about two thousand worshippers across the upper and lower churches.

Tens of thousands of pilgrims attend the all-night Tsar's Days liturgy. After the service a procession walks the 21 kilometres to Ganina Yama, the mine pit where the bodies were first concealed.

Yes. The cathedral is open daily for services and to visitors outside liturgical hours. The lower church, on the level of the original cellar, may be entered as part of the visit.

— about the piece in your home

The cathedral is a meaningful place for Russian Orthodox families and for many who hold the memory of the Royal Martyrs. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

Sits naturally with traditional, library, and Orthodox-iconic rooms; pairs with dark wood, brass, and warm reds. Less suited to bright minimalist or coastal rooms.

Yes within the maximalist and traditional-revival aesthetic returning to formal rooms and libraries. Gold-leaf and jewel-tone references are central to that style.

A single Large reads at sofa scale. A 4-tile Mural carries the verticality of the five domes; above a console a Medium holds without crowding.

Yes, in either Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes are scratch-resistant and built for humid rooms; the colour lives in the surface beneath the seal.

A microfibre cloth and clean water. Nothing else. Avoid abrasive pads and household cleaners; the thin sealed finish handles splash but not scouring.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in the studio in Knoxville. No licensing, no third-party imagery. The art and the ceramic are produced under one roof.

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