Nicholas of Japan

Saint Nicholas (Kasatkin) of Japan
Saint Nicholas
Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan
Born	Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin 13 August [O.S. 1 August] 1836 Smolensk, Russian Empire
Died	16 February 1912(1912-02-16) (aged 75) Tokyo City, Empire of Japan
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodoxy
Canonized	1970, Tokyo, Japan
Major shrine	Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral
Feast	3 February 16 February (old style)

Nicholas (Kasatkin), Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan,^[1] born Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin (Russian: Иоанн Димитриевич 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.^[2] 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.