# Moscow Patriarchate restored (1917)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1917-moscow-patriarchate-restored
Location: Moscow, Russia
Themes: Culture

Tikhon is elected patriarch; the Bolsheviks begin persecuting the church. At this point in the timeline (1917), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Benedict XV (3 September 1914 – 22 January 1922).

## Why it matters
Moscow Patriarchate restored mattered because it shows how Christians and others suffered for faith and how violence shaped the church's memory and identity.

Pope at the time: [Pope Benedict XV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xv)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Tikhon_of_Moscow)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Moscow Patriarchate restored](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Moscow+Patriarchate+restored)
- [Wikipedia — Modern Era (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_20th_century)