Alexei Trupp was a Latvian footman who served as the head of the household staff for Tsar Nicholas II in the Russian Empire. Born in 1856 in the Vitebsk Governorate, he was of Latgalian ethnicity. He lived through a period of intense political upheaval, eventually meeting his death in Yekaterinburg in July 1918. He is recognized as a martyr for his role in the imperial household during its final days.
Life and death
Born in Kalnagals on April 8, 1856, Trupp worked as a head footman for the Roman Catholic Tsar Nicholas II. His service to the imperial family ended tragically in 1918. He was murdered at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg on July 17, 1918. Following his death, he was laid to rest in the Saints Peter and Paul cemetery.
Veneration
Trupp is honored within both Catholic and Orthodox traditions. In 1981, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) canonized him as a martyr. While he is recognized by this tradition, he has not been canonized by the Moscow Patriarchate.