October 9 – glorification of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russiatranslated

His Holiness Patriarch Tikhon was glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church on October 9, 1989 - in the year of the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the Patriarchate in Russia. 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of his blessed death.

With the election of Saint Tikhon to the Patriarchal throne on November 18, 1917, perhaps the most difficult period in the history of the Russian Church began.

Largely thanks to Saint Tikhon, his devotion to his ministry and personal martyrdom, the Church survived this era. She was literally “carried out on the shoulders” of the Patriarch-Confessor from the fire of persecution and social unrest.

In 1917, perhaps the most difficult period in the history of the Russian Church began. Largely thanks to Saint Tikhon, his devotion to his ministry and personal martyrdom, the Church survived this era. She was literally “carried out on the shoulders” of the saint from the fire of persecution and social unrest.

Vasily Ivanovich Belavin (future Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Tikhon)  was born on January 19, 1865 in the village of Klin, Toropetsk district, Pskov province, into a pious family of a priest with a patriarchal structure. Children helped their parents with housework, looked after livestock, and knew how to do everything with their own hands.

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