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Saint Tikhon

 
 
Saint Tikhon Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 8, 2024
1. Saint Tikhon Marker
Inscription. Russian Orthodox Archbishop of North America 1898-1907 consecrated & lived in St. Nicholas Cathedral. Elected Patriarch of Moscow in 1917.
 
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 647.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
 
Location. 40° 47.29′ N, 73° 57.245′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in East Harlem. It is on East 97th Street just west of Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 E 97th St, New York NY 10029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (a few steps from this marker); The Ogden Codman Jr House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Former Squadron “A” Armory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Al Hirschfeld (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arthur Brisbane (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marian Anderson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (approx. Ό mile away); The Seabury Commission (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 8, 2024
2. St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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