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Tikhon of Kaluga

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Tikhon of Kaluga
Icon of St. Tikhon in his monastic cell
Abbot, Venerable
Bornlate 14th century or early 15th century
Died16 June, 1492
Honored inEastern Orthodox Church
Canonized1584
Feast16 June

Tikhon of Kaluga (died 16 June 1492) was a Russian Orthodox abbot and saint. He grew up in Moscow and became a monk as a young man. He then moved to a forest near Medin in Kaluga, living in the hollow of an oak tree. It was on that spot that he founded (and became the first abbot of) a monastery, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God (and then to Tikhon himself after his death). He is commemorated on 16 June in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[1]

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  1. ^ "Venerable Tikhon of Kaluga Or Medin". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
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