Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow
11th Patriarch of Moscow and of All Russia and saint (1865–1925) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tikhon of Moscow (Russian: Тихон Московский, 31 January [O.S. 19 January] 1865 – 7 April [O.S. 25 March] 1925), born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin (Russian: Василий Иванович Беллавин), was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). On 5 November 1917 (OS) he was selected the 11th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia,[Note 1] after a period of about 200 years of the Synodal rule in the ROC. He was canonised as a confessor by the ROC in 1989.
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Tikhon of Moscow | |
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Confessor, Patriarch, Wonderworker and Apostle to America | |
Born | Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin (1865-01-31)31 January 1865 Klin, Toropets District, Pskov Provence, Russian Empire |
Died | 7 April 1925(1925-04-07) (aged 60) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy Episcopal Church (USA) Anglican Church in North America |
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Major shrine | Donskoy Monastery, Moscow |
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Patronage | Western Rite Orthodoxy[1] |
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