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Saint Tikhon (born Dec. 19 [Dec. 31, New Style], 1865, Toropets, near Pskov, Russia—died April 7, 1925, Moscow; canonized Oct. 9, 1989) was the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox church following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
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Saint Tikhon, Confessor and Patriarch of Moscow, was born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin on January 31st (January 19th o.s.), 1865. His father was Ioann Belavin, a rural priest of the Toropetz district of the Pskov diocese.
St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America. Born: January 19, 1865 (Toropitz, Pskov Region, Russia) Died: April 7, 1925 (Moscow, Russia) Glorified: 1989 Commemoration Dates: April 7 (repose) & October 9 (glorification) Troparion and Kontakion
Saint Tikhon, the eleventh Patriarch of Moscow, was primate of the Russian Church for seven and a half years. Perhaps the saint’s own words can best sum up his life: “May God teach every one of us to strive for His truth, and for the good of the Holy Church, rather than something for our own sake.”
Saint Tikhon, Patriarch and Confessor of Moscow, Enlightener of North America. Born: Vasilii Vasil’evich Belavin in Toropets, Pskov Territory (Russia), on Jan. 19, 1865 (O.S.), third son of the priest Vasilii Ivanovich Belavin. Education: Baccaulareat, Pskov Theological Seminary (Russia), 1884.
In 1917 he was elected archbishop of Moscow, and soon after given the title of metropolitan. He organized the Pan-Russian synod that met in Moscow on Aug. 15, 1917, and reestablished the patriarchal dignity suppressed by Peter the Great.
Saint Tikhon the Confessor. Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener of North America. 2 After completing his studies, he taught at seminaries in Pskov and Kholm. 3 He was consecrated Bishop of Lublin, Auxiliary of the Kholm Diocese, in 1897. 1 The infant Vasily Ivanovich Belavin was born and baptized in Toropetz, Pskov region, Russia in 1865.
