The TRUTH About Rasputin! Part 1: The Origins & True Religion of Gregory Rasputin! Aether Hour Ep. 103

In what has been, undoubtedly, our most requested Aether Hour topic yet we finally have begun producing our series on the life, truth, & legacy of Gregory Efimovich Rasputin. Alex from the wonderful RasputinArchive Substack joins us for part 1 of this 2-3 part series to discuss the early life/origins & family of Rasputin as well as his religious upbringing, his spirituality as a wandering pilgrim, his many pilgrimages around the world, the many Saints that knew & loved him like St. John of Kronstadt, the many miracles of his life before he met the Romanov Royal Family, & MORE! We also refute many of the thousands of lies surrounding this enigmatic figure & begin to make the positive case for his veneration in the Orthodox Church. Be sure to get behind the paywall to listen to the full episode & stay tuned for Part 2 & potentially Part 3 where we discuss his time with the Romanov’s, his healings of Tsarevich St. Alexei, the true nature of his many detractors, his own torture & martyrd…