Equal-to-the-Apostles Nicholas

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Equal-to-the-Apostles Nicholas is the honorific title of Nicholas of Japan, a 19th-century Russian Orthodox missionary and saint who founded and led the Orthodox Church in Japan.

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Equal-to-the-Apostles Nicholas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Eastern Orthodox saint
Russian Orthodox missionary
bishop
birthDate 1836-08-01
birthName Ivan Dmitrievich Kasatkin NERFINISHED
birthPlace Beryozha, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus glorified as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
deathDate 1912-02-16
episcopalSee Tokyo NERFINISHED
feastDay February 16 (Julian calendar)
founderOf Orthodox Church in Japan NERFINISHED
givenName Ivan NERFINISHED
honorificTitleOf Nicholas of Japan NERFINISHED
knownFor being titled Equal-to-the-Apostles
founding the Orthodox Church in Japan
missionary work in Japan
memberOf Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
notableWork translation of Orthodox liturgical texts into Japanese
translation of parts of the Bible into Japanese
translation of the Divine Liturgy into Japanese
occupation bishop
missionary
theologian
translator
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousName Nicholas NERFINISHED
religiousOrder Russian Orthodox clergy
title Enlightener of Japan NERFINISHED
Equal-to-the-Apostles NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Orthodox Church in Japan NERFINISHED
Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED

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Nicholas of Japan alsoKnownAs Equal-to-the-Apostles Nicholas