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“'We were created for eternal life by our Creator, we are called to it by the word of God, and we are renewed by holy Baptism. And Christ the Son of God came into the world for this, that He should call us and take us there, and He is the one thing needful. For this reason your very first endeavor and care should be to receive it. Without it everything is as nothing, though you have the whole world under you.'”

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Tikhon of Zadonsk
Tikhon of Zadonsk

Tikhon of Zadonsk was a Russian Orthodox monk and theologian, born in 1724 and died on August 26, 1783. He is venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church for his contributions to spiritual literature and monastic reform. more

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