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*1853: Ioann Kasatkin enters the Smolensk Theological Seminary.
*1857: Ioann Kasatkin graduated from the Smolensk Theological Seminary.
*1860: Ioann Kasatkin takes [[monasticism|monastic]] vows as Nicholas and is [[ordination}|ordained]] a [[priest]].
*1861: Fr. Nicholas meets Abp. Innocent of Kamchatka and discusses his [[missionary]] experience in Alaska. Fr. Nicholas arrives at the Russian Consulate in Hakodate to begin his service to the consulate and begin his missionary efforts with the Japanese.
*1865: Fr. Nicholas meets [[Paul Sawabe|Takuma Sawabe]] in a confrontation over the teaching of Christianity in Japan. After listening to Fr. Nicholas, Sawabe becomes Fr. Nicholas' first student and disciple.