Nicholas of Japan
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Nicholas of Japan was a 19th-century Russian Orthodox missionary and bishop who founded the Japanese Orthodox Church and played a key role in introducing Eastern Orthodoxy to Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicholas of Japan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1355608 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas of Japan Context triple: [Nicholas, associatedWithSaint, Nicholas of Japan]
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A.
Tennō
Tennō is the Japanese term for the Emperor of Japan, regarded as the ceremonial and symbolic monarch and, in tradition, a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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B.
Prince of Japan
The Prince of Japan is a hereditary title traditionally held by male members of the Japanese imperial family who stand in close relation to the reigning Emperor and perform official and ceremonial duties on behalf of the monarchy.
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C.
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was a Japanese imperial family member and army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military operations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the atrocities committed at Nanjing.
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D.
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito was a Japanese imperial prince and high-ranking naval officer who became one of the most senior leaders in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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E.
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu was a Japanese imperial family member and senior naval officer who rose to become one of the highest-ranking leaders of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas of Japan Target entity description: Nicholas of Japan was a 19th-century Russian Orthodox missionary and bishop who founded the Japanese Orthodox Church and played a key role in introducing Eastern Orthodoxy to Japan.
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A.
Tennō
Tennō is the Japanese term for the Emperor of Japan, regarded as the ceremonial and symbolic monarch and, in tradition, a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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B.
Prince of Japan
The Prince of Japan is a hereditary title traditionally held by male members of the Japanese imperial family who stand in close relation to the reigning Emperor and perform official and ceremonial duties on behalf of the monarchy.
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C.
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was a Japanese imperial family member and army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military operations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the atrocities committed at Nanjing.
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D.
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito was a Japanese imperial prince and high-ranking naval officer who became one of the most senior leaders in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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E.
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu was a Japanese imperial family member and senior naval officer who rose to become one of the highest-ranking leaders of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
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Eastern Orthodox bishop ⓘ Russian Orthodox saint ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Equal-to-the-Apostles Nicholas
ⓘ
Nicholas Kasatkin ⓘ St. Nicholas of Japan ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1836-08-01 ⓘ |
| birthName | Ivan Dmitrievich Kasatkin ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Beryozha, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | glorified as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1912-02-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Saint Petersburg Theological Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Petersburg Theological Academy
|
| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
February 16
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February 3 (Julian calendar) ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bible translation
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Christian mission in East Asia ⓘ church organization in Japan ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Japanese Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Japanese Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Church in Japan
|
| givenName | Ivan ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Japanese Orthodox theology
ⓘ
growth of Eastern Orthodoxy in Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Japanese Orthodox Church
ⓘ
introducing Eastern Orthodoxy to Japan ⓘ missionary work in Japan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Japanese
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| notableWork |
translation of Orthodox catechism into Japanese
ⓘ
translation of Orthodox liturgical texts into Japanese ⓘ translation of the New Testament into Japanese ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of All Japan
ⓘ
Bishop of Revel ⓘ head of the Orthodox Church in Japan ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| religiousName | Nicholas ⓘ |
| residence |
Hakodate
ⓘ
surface form:
Hakodate, Japan
Tokyo ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
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| title | Equal-to-the-Apostles ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nicholas of Japan Description of subject: Nicholas of Japan was a 19th-century Russian Orthodox missionary and bishop who founded the Japanese Orthodox Church and played a key role in introducing Eastern Orthodoxy to Japan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.