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[[Image:Tikhon_of_MoscowTikhon_of_Moscow_icon.jpg|frame|right|thumb|Icon of St. Tikhon]]Our father among the saints '''Tikhon of Moscow''' (1865–1925), [[Enlightener]] of North America, was Patriarch and [[Confessor]] of Moscow and All Russia (1917–1925). "He established his cathedral in New York City, and presided over a vast [[Archdiocese]], encouraging and authorizing many publications in the English language. Among these, he encouraged the translation of the Eastern [[liturgy]] into English by Isabel Florence Hapgood, and he wrote an extensive [[catechism]] based on the [[Nicene Creed]] and the [[Our Father]]. For the [[Western Rite]], he established the corrected and authorized version of the eucharistic liturgy from the American Book of Common Prayer for Orthodox worship." [http://www.westernorthodox.com/connely] His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[April 7]], and his [[glorification]] is celebrated on [[October 9]].
==Early Life==
St. Tikhon (''né'' Vasily Ivanovich Belavin) was born on [[January 19]], 1865. His father was Ioann Belavin, a rural [[priest]] of the Toropetz district of the Pskov diocese. "From his early years he displayed a particular religious disposition, love for the Church as well as rare meekness and humility. ... From 1878 to 1883, Vasily studied at the Pskov Theological Seminary. ... His fellow students liked and respected him for his piety, brilliant progress in studies, and constant readiness to help comrades, who often turned to him for explanations of lessons, especially for help in drawing up and correcting numerous compositions. Vasily was called 'bishop' and 'patriarch' by his classmates." [http://www.oca.org/HSbiotikhon.asp?SID=7]
"Following graduation from the Pskov Seminary and St Petersburg Theological Academy, he becomes an instructor first at Pskov Seminary (1888-91), then Kholm Seminary (1891-97), where he quickly became Rector. Just prior to his transfer to Kholm he was tonsured a monk with the name Tikhon and ordained." [http://ocaphoto.oca.org/MiscEventViewer.asp?EID=888&IID=14365]
==Life and Work after Ordination==
One of the first Orthodox [[bishop]]s to do major work in North America, St. Tikhon was the primary founder of [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery]] in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, naming it for his heavenly patron, St. [[Tikhon of Zadonsk]].
St. Tikhon openly condemned the killings of the [[Nicholas II of Russia|Czar]]'s family in 1918, and protested against violent attacks by the Bolsheviks on the [[Church]].
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From 1922 to 1923, Patriarch Tikhon was imprisoned in [[Donskoy Monastery]]. Upon being released, he assured the regime of his loyalty, in an apparent attempt to relieve the harsh pressures on the [[Church]]. Despite his declaration of loyalty, he continued to enjoy the trust of the [[Orthodox]] community in Russia. When he died, he was considered a martyr for the faith.
In 1989, Patriarch Tikhon was glorified by the [[Church of Russia]]. This canonization process is generally considered an example of the thaw in [[Church of Russia|Church]]-Soviet relations in the Glasnost era.
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==See also==*[[Liturgy of St. Tikhon of Moscow]], an adaptation of the [[Eucharist|Communion]] service from the 1928 [[Anglican]] ''Book of Common Prayer'' and ''The Anglican Missal in the American Edition.''*[[Western Rite]] {{stubstart box}}{{succession|before=?|title=Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia|years=1917-1925|after=?}}{{end box}} ==Sources and External Links==*[http://www.oca.org/HSbiotikhon.asp?SID=7 Biography of St. Tikhon of Moscow]*[http://ocaphoto.oca.org/MiscEventViewer.asp?EID=888 Icon of St. Tikhon with scenes from his life]
