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Hieromartyr '''Thaddeus (UspenskiyUspensky) of Tver''' was a Russian bishop who was executed in 1937. During his life, he acquired the gifts of prophecy and healing. The commemoration dates are the date of his martyrdom ([[December 18]] (31)) and the date of uncovering of his relics in 1993 ([[October 13]] (26)). He was glorified in 1997.
==Early life==
Hieromartyr Archbishop Thaddeus, in the world Ivan Vasil’ievich UspenskiyUspensky, was born on November 12, 1872 in the family of a village priest. After graduation from the Theological Seminary in Nizhny Novgorod, Ivan entered the Moscow Theological Academy. While studying there, Ivan began to seek spiritual advice from hieromonk Herman, a known elder who was living in the Gethsemane Skete of the [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]]. On January 18, 1895 St. [[John of Kronstadt]] visited Holy Trinity- St. Sergius Lavra. Ivan saw him for the first time and then recalled that "had seen a face of an angel". Many times Ivan visited the rector of the Academy and was discussing the monastic life. The rector was offering tonsure to Ivan, but the latter was denying it, thinking that he is not ready. St. John of Kronstadt, foreboding the pastoral way of Ivan and how he whould glorify Christ, said to him the words of the Gospel: "If you love me, feed my sheep... When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not." (John 21:18). Often, especially in the decisive moments of life, Ivan remembered the words of Christ spoken by the mouth of his Saint.
==Priesthood==
Many years passed and the temple standing at the cemetery was destroyed, most of the monuments and crosses were demolished and destroyed, the exact location of the tomb of Archbishop Thaddeus was forgotten.
During all these years, the faithful of Tver preserved the memory of St. Thaddeus and his grave. With the blessing of Victor, Archbishop of Tver and Kashin, Fr. Damascus attempted to locate the remains of Archbishop Thaddeus. One of the faithful who was for a long time engaged in these searches, Y.E. Toporkova, in the fall of 1990 found the exact burial place. The examination, carried out in Moscow, confirmed that the found remains belong to Archbishop Thaddeus. In 1991, the Synodal Commission for the Study of materials related to the rehabilitation of the clergy and laity of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], has received the information from the prosecutor's office on Tver about the rehabilitation of Archbishop Thaddeus (UspenskiyUspensky).
On October 26, 1993, the feast of the [[Panagia Portaitissa|Iveron Icon of the Mother of God]], the remains of Archbishop Thaddeus were placed in Ascension Cathedral in Tver. In 1997, the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church glorified Archbishop Thaddeus together with St. Metropolitan Seraphim (Chichagov) and St. Metropolitan Peter (Polyanskiy). The memory of hieromartyr Archbishop Thaddeus is celebrated on the day of his martyrdom - December 18 (31), the day of uncovering of his relics – October 13 (26) and together with all [[New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia]].
