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He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II , the last Emperor of Russia , through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire. Rasputin was born to a family of peasants in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye , located within Tyumensky Uyezd in Tobolsk Governorate present-day Yarkovsky District in Tyumen Oblast.

He had a religious conversion experience after embarking on a pilgrimage to a monastery in and has been described as a monk or as a strannik wanderer or pilgrim , though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. In or in the winter of —, he travelled to Saint Petersburg and captivated a number of religious and social leaders, eventually becoming a prominent figure in Russian society.

In late , Rasputin began acting as a faith healer for Nicholas' and Alexandra's only son, Alexei Nikolaevich , who suffered from haemophilia.

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He was a divisive figure at court, seen by some Russians as a mystic, visionary and prophet, and by others as a religious charlatan. In his absence, Rasputin and Alexandra consolidated their influence across the Russian Empire. However, as Russian military defeats mounted on the Eastern Front , both figures became increasingly unpopular, and in the early morning of 30 December [ O.

Historians often suggest that Rasputin's scandalous and sinister reputation helped discredit the Tsarist government, thus precipitating the overthrow of the House of Romanov shortly after his assassination. Accounts of his life and influence were often based on common rumors; he remains a mysterious and captivating figure in popular culture.

Gregory of Nyssa , whose feast was celebrated on 10 January.