Presbyter
Saint Daniel was born in 1870 in the village of Novinki, Serpukhov district, Moscow province. Due to his family's poverty, he received only primary education and began working at an early age. In 1916, he was drafted into the army, where he served until 1917. After returning from the army, he worked as a laborer until 1920. In 1920, dedicating his life to the Church, he served as a psalmist in the Pokrov Church of the village of Martyanovo from 1920 to 1932, and in 1932 he was ordained as a priest. On the night of November 28, 1937, he was arrested and imprisoned in the Serpukhov prison. During the interrogation, he denied anti-Soviet agitation, although he acknowledged that he preached about the difficulties of collective farm life in the church. On November 30, 1937, his home was searched, and his property was confiscated. On December 5, 1937, the NKVD troika sentenced him to execution. Priest Daniel was shot on December 9, 1937, at the Butovo firing range and buried in an unknown mass grave. After his execution, the Pokrov Church in the village of Martyanovo began to be demolished and was later blown up.
