Holy Resurrection Cathedral
Church in Chiyoda ward Tokyo, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the cathedral in Tokyo, Japan. For other cathedrals with this name, see Church of the Resurrection.
For other uses, see Holy Resurrection Church (disambiguation).
Holy Resurrection Cathedral (復活大聖堂, fukkatsu daiseidō, Russian: Токийский собор Воскресения), also known as Nikorai-do (ニコライ堂, nikorai-dō), in Chiyoda, Tokyo, is the main cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church.
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Holy Resurrection Cathedral | |
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Tokyo Holy Resurrection Cathedral | |
Nickolai Cathedral | |
東京復活大聖堂 | |
Location | Chiyoda ward Tokyo |
Country | Japan |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox (Russian Orthodox Church) |
Website | nikolaido |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 8 March 1891 (1891-03-08) |
Founder(s) | St. Nicholas of Japan |
Past bishop(s) | Daniel (Nushiro), Theodosius Nagashima, Vladimir Nagosky, Sergius (Tikhomirov) |
Associated people | Fr Paul Sawabe, Yakov Tikhai, Victor Pokrovsky |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Shinito Okada (current building) |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Style | Byzantine Revival architecture |
Years built | 1929 (current building) (1891) |
Completed | 1929 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Japanese Orthodox Archdiocese of Tokyo |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Metropolitan Seraphim (Tsujie) of All Japan and Archbishop of Tokyo. |
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