St. Daniel the Hermit

died c. 1496 · Voroneț · Feast December 18

Daniel was a Moldavian monk who lived as a hermit in a cave near Putna. When Prince Stephen the Great, defeated in battle, came to him in despair in 1476, Daniel told him to fight on and build a monastery after his victory. Stephen won and built the painted monastery of Voroneț, where Daniel became abbot and is buried.

Feast: December 18 (New Calendar)
Lived: died c. 1496
Place: Voroneț

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