TIKHON (Vasily Ivanovich), BELLAVIN. - Patriarch of Moscow, born January 17, 1865 at Torope, died April 7, 1925 at Moscow.
After completing his studies in 1888 at the Theological Academy of St. Petersburg and being appointed professor at the Pskov Seminary, in 1891 he took monastic vows, changing his name to Tikhon.
Tibururtius, Valerian, and Maximus, martyrs - Martyrdom of SS. V. and T., painting by A. Aspertini (1474–1552) - Bologna, church of S. Cecilia.
He was canonized in 1861. His principal works are: *The True Christianity*; *The Spiritual Treasure Collected in the World*; and *Letters from the Cells*.
BIBL.: T.'s works were often published in St. Petersburg. Studies: A. Lebedev, *S. T. d. Z.* (in Russian), St. Petersburg 1860, 3rd ed.; T. Popoff, *S. T. d. Z. and His Moral Doctrine*, Moscow 1916 (in Russian); N. Gorodetsky, *S. T. Z.*, London 1951 (in English); S. Tyszkiiewicz, *S. T.*, *Moralistes russes*, Rome 1951, p. 45 ff.; G. Kolgorivoff, *S. T. Ascension de la sainteté en Russie*, ibid. 1952.