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==Life==
Fr. Anatoly was originally from Bessarabia. He graduated from the Kiev Theological Seminary and lived on Mt. [[Mount Athos ]] for four years before he was assigned to assist Fr. Nicholas with his mission work in Japan.
The hieromonk Anatoly arrived in Japan during December 1871 while Fr. Nicholas' activities were still centered in Hakodate. After reviewing the status of the missionary effort in Japan with Fr. Anatoly, Fr. Nicholas assigned Fr. Anatoly to the existing [[parish]] at Hakodate, thus continuing the community that had formed there. This allowed Fr. Nicholas to move his activities to Edo (Tokyo).