The Life of St Daniel the Stylite: Byzantine Saint

by Monaxi Agapi, St. George Monastery, Anna Skoubourdis

St. Daniel, the Stylite, Priest. Feast day is December 11. Daniel was born in Maratha, Syria in 409 and became a monk in nearby Samosata on the Upper Euphrates. He learned of St. Simeon Stylites the Elder, living on a pillar at Antioch and got to see him twice. At the age of forty-two, Daniel decided that he too wanted to become a stylite (from the Greek word "stylos", meaning pillar) and live on a pillar at a spot near Constantinople. Therefore,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1716982421
• ISBN13: 9781716982422
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"