They include the death of Francis Asbury, Sylvester II becoming pope, and Saint Nicholas of Japan becoming a bishop. Nicholas of Japan made a bishop – March 30, 1880 This week marks the ...

Hierodeacon Nikolai (Ono) comes from an old family of priests of the Japanese Orthodox Church. His great-great grandfather’s name—Priest John Ono—is often mentioned in the diaries of St 1. Nicholas of ...