Nicholas of Japan

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Nicholas of Japan (Russian: Николай Японский), Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin (Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин; 13 August [O.S. 1 August] 1836 – 16 February 1912) was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and bishop. He introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan. The Orthodox cathedral of Tokyo (metropolitan diocese of Japan), Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral, was informally named after him as Nikorai-do, first by the local community, and today nationwide, in remembrance of his work. Nicholas has been called "arguably the most outstanding Russian Orthodox overseas missionary and one of the most successful Christian missionaries of all time". He was canonized in 1970 by the Orthodox Church. Due to his contributions to scholarship, he is "rightfully considered the founder of scholarly Japanese studies in Russia".

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