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[[Image:nj3.jpg|thumb|left|St. Nicholas, equal to the Apostles and enlightener of Japan]]Equal to Our father among the Apostles Saint saints '''Nicholas of Japan''' , Equal to the Apostles ([[August 1]], 1836 – [[February 3]], 1912), brought Orthodoxy to Japan. He was sent to Japan as a missionary by the [[Church of Russia]]. He worked tirelessly among the Japanese people and established there the [[Church of Japan]]. His feast day is [[February 3]].
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== Early Life ==
Nicholas was born Ivan Dmitrievich Kasatkin in Berezovsky village, Volsk district, in the province of Smolensk. There his father, Dmitri, served as a [[deacon]]. When the child was five, his mother died. The deacon’s family was big and very poor. Despite that young Ivan was sent to the Belsk [[Theology|Theological]] School and later to the Smolensk Theological [[Seminary]].