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Saint Nicholas Equal-to-the-Apostles Archbishop of Japan born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин; August 13 [O.S. August 1] 1836 – February 16 1912) was a Russian Orthodox priest monk and saint. 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.
