Archive manuscripts by the religious educator of the 18th century bishop Tikhon Zadonsky

For the first time, the article identifies the manuscripts by St. Tikhon Zadonsky which were considered to be lost. The author concludes that the collection of his manuscripts is fully preserved, the texts are authentic, and they are mostly related to the first collection of works of Bishop Tikhon Zadonsky composed by himself. The discovered manuscript collection allows one to upgrade the study of St. Tikhon’s works.