Karin Hyldal Christensen holds a PhD in Russian Studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She has lived in Russia for many years and currently writes and lectures on Russian Orthodoxy and history.

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• IntroductionPart I: Canonization1. Canonization as an Exercise of Power2. The Grand Narrative of New Martyrdom3. Separating the Sheep from the GoatsPart II: Iconization4. The Functional Aesthetics of Liturgical Art5. Hagiography as a Plea for Imitation and an Argument for Sainthood6. Depicting Sainthood7. Saints in Texts and ImagesPart III: Veneration8. Butovo, the Making of a Site of Memory9. Venerating and Missionizing the New Martyrs10. Saints, Victims and PerpetratorsConclusion

Karin Hyldal Christensen holds a PhD in Russian Studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She has lived in Russia for many years and currently writes and lectures on Russian Orthodoxy and history.

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• IntroductionPart I: Canonization1. Canonization as an Exercise of Power2. The Grand Narrative of New Martyrdom3. Separating the Sheep from the GoatsPart II: Iconization4. The Functional Aesthetics of Liturgical Art5. Hagiography as a Plea for Imitation and an Argument for Sainthood6. Depicting Sainthood7. Saints in Texts and ImagesPart III: Veneration8. Butovo, the Making of a Site of Memory9. Venerating and Missionizing the New Martyrs10. Saints, Victims and PerpetratorsConclusion

Karin Hyldal Christensen holds a PhD in Russian Studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She has lived in Russia for many years and currently writes and lectures on Russian Orthodoxy and history.

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• IntroductionPart I: Canonization1. Canonization as an Exercise of Power2. The Grand Narrative of New Martyrdom3. Separating the Sheep from the GoatsPart II: Iconization4. The Functional Aesthetics of Liturgical Art5. Hagiography as a Plea for Imitation and an Argument for Sainthood6. Depicting Sainthood7. Saints in Texts and ImagesPart III: Veneration8. Butovo, the Making of a Site of Memory9. Venerating and Missionizing the New Martyrs10. Saints, Victims and PerpetratorsConclusion