Venerable Tikhon Lukhovskoy

Tikhon of Lukh, of Kostroma (Tikhon of Lukh; born Timofey; first half of the 15th century, Grand Duchy of Lithuania — June 16 (29), 1503, Tikhonova Pustyn, Russian State) was an Orthodox monk, ascetic, non-possessor, and founder of the Nikolo-Tikhonov Monastery (modern-day village of Timiryazevo, Ivanovo Oblast). He was canonized as a venerable saint in 1570 and is venerated as a wonderworker. Until the 19th century, his veneration extended across a vast territory in the Upper Volga region—from Kazhirovo (modern-day Kostroma Oblast) and the vicinity of the Vetluga River (modern-day Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) to the villages of the modern-day Zavolzhsky District, Vichuga, and the areas around Lukh (modern-day Ivanovo Oblast) and Nerekhta (modern-day Kostroma Oblast)—in the places he visited during his travels. He is considered the patron saint of the surrounding lands.