13 august, Sfântul Tihon de Zadonsk. Sărbătoare importantă în calendarul ortodox

Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk is commemorated on August 13, 2026, marking an important date in the Orthodox calendar. Born in 1724 in Russia, he was originally named Timothy. After his father's death, his family faced financial difficulties, leading his mother to consider placing him with a coachman. He graduated from seminary in 1754 and became a rhetoric teacher before entering monastic life in 1758, adopting the name Tikhon. He served as an archimandrite and later as a bishop, focusing on combating heresy and improving education. In 1769, he withdrew to the Bogoroditk Monastery, dedicating himself to prayer and asceticism. He passed away on August 13, 1783, and was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1861.