Historedia
Person

Sawabe

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1861

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sawabe, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ivan Kasatkin lands at Hakodate and brings Orthodoxy to Japan

    1861

    Role: Samurai and first native Japanese Orthodox priest (surname only; new person candidate)

    1. 2 July 1861 · Hakodate, HokkaidoLanding at Hakodate

      Ivan Kasatkin, known as Nicholas, landed at Hakodate on 2 July 1861 to serve as a priest attached to the Russian consulate chapel.

Sources

  1. Orthodox Church in Japan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20