Patriarch Tikhon then returned to the Pskov Seminary and became an instructor of Moral and Dogmatic Theology.
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12 Facts About Patriarch Tikhon
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Patriarch Tikhon went to the United States, and eventually became a naturalized American citizen.
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Patriarch Tikhon celebrated the first liturgy in the new building's basement on July 20,1902, and in the main hall on November 10,1902.
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Patriarch Tikhon was involved in building other churches in North America, and establishing a dialog with Greek Orthodox churches in America.
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In 1900, Patriarch Tikhon attended the consecration of Reginald Heber Weller as coadjutor bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac, though he was not one of the consecrating bishops.
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On 14 August 1917, Patriarch Tikhon was raised to the dignity of Metropolitan of Moscow.
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Patriarch Tikhon openly condemned the killings of the tsar's family in 1918, and protested against violent attacks by the Bolsheviks on the church.
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Under pressure from the authorities, Patriarch Tikhon issued several messages to the believers in which he stated in part that he was "no longer an enemy to the Soviet power".
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St Patriarch Tikhon's relics were believed lost, but on 19 February 1992 his coffin was found in a hidden crypt in the Donskoy Monastery and on 22 February, the coffin was opened and his relics were discovered to be almost entirely incorrupt.
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