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St. Daniel the Stylite
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St. Daniel the Stylite

c. 409–493 · Anaplous, near Constantinople · Feast December 11

Daniel was a monk from Syria who received the blessing of St. Simeon the Stylite. He settled near Constantinople and spent 33 years on a pillar beside the Bosporus. Emperors came to ask his advice, and once he came down from his pillar to defend the faith of Chalcedon against the emperor Basiliscus.

  • Feast: December 11 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: c. 409–493
  • Place: Anaplous, near Constantinople
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