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Saint · 1498
Daniel
Venerable Daniel the Abbot of Shuzhgorsk (16th C)
New Calendar September 21 Old Calendar October 4
Why they are a saint
Saint Daniel of Shugh Hill was born in the Moscow dominion in the sixteenth century. He performed his ascetic labors in northern Rus, where he became a monk at the Komel monastery, founded by Saint Cornelius of Komel in 1498. Venerated as a monastic saint, honored for a life of prayer and asceticism.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Daniel as a patron when they bear the name Daniel at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on September 21. As a monastic, he is also asked for help in prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Prayer
O holy Daniel, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.