The Orphanage Named After St. Tichon of Zadonsk

The original orphanage of St. Tichon (St. Tikhon) of Zadonsk was founded in Shanghai, China in 1935 by St. John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco. The orphans were forced to relocate to a refugee camp on the Philippine Island of Tubabao in 1948 due to the rise of the Communist Party in China.  After more than  two years in the camp on Tubabao, 26 orphans arrived at their new home in 1951 on the corner of 15th Avenue and Balboa in San Francisco, California in the United States.

 

With the assistance of the Aid Committee for the Orphanage of St Tikhon of Zadonsk, which was formed while the orphans were still in the Philippines, St. John himself chose and acquired the house that became the new orphanage and present church of St. Tichon of Zadonsk.

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Church of St. Tichon of Zadonsk is an an active church where regular liturgies are served on Sundays at 9AM and vigils on Saturdays at 5 PM as well as the 12 great feasts. The services are conducted primarily in Church Slavonic. See our schedule for more information.

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Any pilgrim may visit and stay for the service as well as see St. John's cell where he rested and prayed.