Hierarch
Tikhon of Voronezh
Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh, Wonderworker of Zadonsk and All Russia
New Calendar August 13 Old Calendar August 26
Why they are a saint
As Bishop of Voronezh, Tikhon of Voronezh is numbered with the saints of the Church. Tikhon of Zadonsk was an 18th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and spiritual writer whom the Eastern Orthodox Church glorified as a saint in 1861. The calendar itself calls this saint a wonderworker, which is how the Church records that holiness. Orthodox Christians remember him as a hierarch who kept the apostolic faith in his see.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Tikhon of Voronezh as a patron when they bear the name Tikhon at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on August 13. As a bishop, he is also remembered by clergy and those who serve the Church.
Prayer
O holy Tikhon of Voronezh, 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.