The Centenary of Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow

Harrison 204

10:00: Welcome (Stephen Norris)

10:15-11:00: Aram Sarkisian, "The American Priest: English Language Orthodoxy in the United States Under St. Tikhon”

11-11:45: Nicholas Denysenko, Valparaiso University, "The Historical Legacy of Patriarch Tikhon and Ukrainian Autocephaly: An Initial Assessment.”

Coffee Break

12:00-12:45: Nadieszda Kizenko, SUNY Albany, “The Changing Lives and Roles of the Pendant Easter Egg in the Homeland and in the Diaspora and Beyond.”

12:45-2:00: Lunch Break

2:00-2:45: Francesca Silano, Providence College, “Patriarch Tikhon as a Symbol in Life and Death”

2:45: Coffee Break

3:00-3:45: Scott Kenworthy, Miami University, “Patriarch Tikhon as a Modern Saint”

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