# Tikhon of Kaluga

> Tikhon of Kaluga was a Russian Orthodox hegumen and saint. He grew up in Moscow and was tonsured a monk as a young man. He then moved to a forest near Medin in Kaluga, living in the hollow of an oak tree. It was on that spot that he founded a monastery dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. He is commemorated with a feast day on 16 June in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

*Russian saint and abbot*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/tikhon-of-kaluga

## Identity
- **Born:** 1450
- **Died:** 1492
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 40.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Тихон (Мединський)](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9))
- [تيخون كالوجا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A7)
- [Tikhon of Kaluga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikhon_of_Kaluga)
- [Tichon di Kaluga](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tichon_di_Kaluga)
- [Tichon Kałuski](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tichon_Ka%C5%82uski)
- [Тихон Калужский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Тихон Медински](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3991170)

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