Rasputin was neither a monk or a priest.
He had a wife and children.
His daughter, Maria, became a circus performer and died in Los Angeles.
Once, he walked all the way from Russia to a famous monastery in Greece.
Rasputin seldom visited the Imperial Family in the Alexander Palace.
He died on the same date as Aleksandra's mother and grandfather.
tales about him from his village....
When a village youth said he wanted to marry but could not afford it, Rasputin sent him to buy everything he needed at Rasputin's expense. In return, Rasputin claimed the first night with the bride.
After Rasputin conquered a virgin, he reputedly cut off some locks of her hair and buried them in a box in the garden. When Communists razed his house in 1977, they unearthed many boxes containing hair.
His grandfather took young Rasputin to visit a monastery, where he first felt religious urges. When they returned, Rasputin dug a hole in the garden and sat for days, absorbing Earth's powers.
the guy was wacko 
You were? blimey that's another one to so many others who 'claim' to be a famous figure out of history... sure you don't want to bump it up to Cleopatra?
@ Bathroy that's not a mystery...its a miracle 
of the specimen...
I've never heard of anything like that here.
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