Venerable
Tikhon of Kaluga Or Medin
Venerable Tikhon of Kaluga Or Medin
New Calendar June 16 Old Calendar June 29
Why they are a saint
The Church keeps Tikhon of Kaluga Or Medin among the venerable fathers and mothers. Venerable saints are honored for finishing the monastic and ascetic path. Orthodox Christians remember him among the venerable monastic saints. The New Calendar feast is June 16.
Limited historical information is available about this saint.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Tikhon of Kaluga Or Medin as a patron when they bear the name Tikhon at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on June 16. Those who share his calling as a monastic also ask his prayers.
Prayer
O holy Tikhon of Kaluga Or Medin, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.