Hierarch · 18th century
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
Also known as Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh · Timothy Sokolov
Bishop of Voronezh who retired to Zadonsk Monastery and became one of Russia's most beloved spiritual writers, living in prayer, humility, and care for the poor.
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Notes
Aug 13 also commemorates the second finding of his relics.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints