St. Nicholas of Japan
E659985
Christian missionary
Eastern Orthodox saint
Russian Orthodox bishop
founder of the Japanese Orthodox Church
St. Nicholas of Japan was a 19th-century Russian Orthodox missionary and bishop who founded the Japanese Orthodox Church and played a key role in spreading Eastern Orthodoxy in Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Nicholas of Japan canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox saint ⓘ Russian Orthodox bishop ⓘ founder of the Japanese Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nicholas Kasatkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicholas of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Nicholas of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ivan Dmitrievich Kasatkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | glorified as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
February 16 (Julian calendar) in the Orthodox Church in Japan
ⓘ
February 3/16 in some Eastern Orthodox calendars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St. Petersburg Theological Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian mission in East Asia
ⓘ
inculturation of Orthodox Christianity in Japan ⓘ |
| founded | Orthodox Church in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | Japanese Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Enlightener of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Equal-to-the-Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Japanese Orthodox liturgical tradition
ⓘ
growth of Eastern Orthodoxy in East Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Church Slavonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing a native Japanese Orthodox community
ⓘ
spreading Eastern Orthodoxy in Japan ⓘ training Japanese Orthodox clergy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
translation of Orthodox catechism into Japanese
ⓘ
translation of Orthodox liturgical texts into Japanese ⓘ translation of the Bible into Japanese ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ theologian ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfMissionaryWork |
Hakodate, Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of All Japan
ⓘ
head of the Japanese Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| religiousOrder | Russian Orthodox clergy ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.