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To: Gamecock

http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=8283
“”The number of the Japanese who identify themselves with Orthodoxy equals to about 30,000 people.

The Japanese Autonomous Church was founded by St. Nikolay (Kasatkin) who came to Japan on 1861 on the decision of the Holy Synod. He founded and headed the Russian Orthodox mission in Japan in 1870. He translated the Holy Scripture and liturgical books into Japanese and built the Resurrection Cathedral in Tokyo.””


5 posted on 03/15/2011 11:21:08 AM PDT by iowamark
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To: iowamark

30,000?
From my limited understanding of the religious landscape of Japan that is a pretty good sized denomination.


6 posted on 03/15/2011 11:46:17 AM PDT by Gamecock (The resurrection of Jesus Christ is both historically credible and existentially satisfying. T.K.)
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