Russian Spiritual Mission in Japan and Eastern Orthodox Churches
Based the Equal-to-the-Apostles Nikolai of Japan diaries and reports to the Holy Synod from the Russian State Historical Archives, the contributor unfolds the links of the Russian spiritual mission in Japan with the Constantinople and Jerusalem patriarchates. It is found out that St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Nikolai of Japan’s devoted concern was to introduce an immature Japanese Church into the circle of Eastern orthodox churches and build it up as a part of universal Orthodoxy.