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John Garklavs, Archbishop of Chicago

Latvian JANIS
XX Century
Bishop of Riga and later of the Metropolia's Chicago/Minneapolis Diocese. He brought the Tikhvin Ikon of the Theotokos to America. His son Fr. Sergei Garklavs succeeeded him as the ikon's guardian.
Norman Hugh Redington

ABOUT:
- As guardian of the Tikhvin ikon:
  - A Miracle in Our Time: Wonderworking Tikhvin Icon Returns "Home". OCA press release, 2004 July. --- Orthodox News
  - Irina Titova: Thousands Hail Tikhvin Virgin Return. St. Petersburg Times, 2004 July 9.

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