Tychon of Amathus

Saint Tychon of Amathus (also Tychonas, Tikhon, Tycho) (d. 425) was the Bishop of Amathus on the island of Cyprus. He is venerated as a saint by both Catholic and Orthodox Christians.^[1][2][3] His feast day is June 29 on the Gregorian Calendar (equal to June 16 on the Julian calendar).^[4][5]

An image of Saint Tychon from a 1904 edition of The Lives of Saints by Demetrius of Rostov

The village of Agios Tychonas, located near the ancient ruins of Amathus, is named after Saint Tychon.^[6]

Tychon's vita was written by Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, who was born in Amathus.^[7]