Our Holy Father and Wonderworker Tychon, Bishop of Amathis
Saint Tikhon was a miracle-worker.
Following the death of Blessed Mnemonius, Tikhon was unanimously
elected a bishop and consecrated by the renowned Epiphanius for the
Diocese of Amathus. His purity of life and zeal for Orthodoxy
recommended him for this office. There were still pagans on Cyprus at
that time. With apostolic zeal St. Tikhon undertook to convert the
unbelievers into believers. In that, he had great success. After
lengthy labor in the vineyard of the Lord, Tikhon took up habitation
in blessed eternity about the year 425 A.D. He was called a
miracle-worker because of the many miracles he worked during his
life. Tikhon's father was a baker. When his father left him alone in
the store, he would distribute bread free of charge to the poor.
Once, his father reproached him for this. Tikhon prayed to God and
their granary was so filled with wheat that the door could not be
opened without difficulty. Again, at another time, he planted
withered branches of a vine and the vine became green and, in due
time, brought forth fruit.
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