Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Russian saint Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow.
Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow

Tikhon of Moscow, born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin, was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). On 5 November 1917 (OS) he was selected the 11th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, after a period of about 200 years of the Synodal rule in the ROC. He was canonised as a confessor by the ROC in 1989.

God descends to the humble as waters flow down from the hills into the valleys. — © Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow
God descends to the humble as waters flow down from the hills into the valleys.
However many and however great and burdensome your sins may be, with God there is greater mercy. Just as His majesty is, so likewise is His mercy.
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