Tikhon of Moscow
(Orthodox Tradition)
A story of a shepherd in tumultuous times
Humble at heart, unyielding in care, Vasiliy Bellavin (1865), rose from Russian parish life to serve Christ across continents and crises. Bishop in North America, he built parishes, schools and catechesis among the immigrant flocks; returning to Russia, he became Metropolitan of Moscow and — in the convulsions of 1917 — the first Patriarch after the ancient Patriarchates restoration. He carried the weight of office when the Church faced gunfire, hunger, and state hostility. He laboured to keep the sacraments, to care for the poor, to defend episcopal order and pastoral charity — all while forced to navigate intimidation, arrests, and the painful compromises that accompany survival under persecution. Saint Tikhon is venerated in the Orthodox Church as a bishop who bore the cross of pastoral responsibility. He is remembered for his liturgical devotion, his tenderness to the faithful, and his dense, honest struggle to preserve a living Church in an age of upheaval. He did not flourish in theological abstraction; he ministered at the bedside, in the chapel, and among the exiled — an episcopal presence made pastoral and concrete. Wearing the pendant is not an act of antiquarian admiration; it is a reminder that episcopal service is both sacrament and sacrifice, that holiness often looks like fidelity under pressure. With the the mixture of grief and firmness — sorrow for a suffering people finds its rest in Saint Tikhon's austere devotion for faith, even under pressure. To bear this pendant is to bear his virtues he found in Christ.
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Sizing Chart (Without Bail)
Small: 21mm X 16mm X 2mm*
Large: 27mm X 21mm X 2mm*
(*Depth varies with Icon detail but is always at least 2 mm.)
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