The Reverend Daniel the Confessor lived in the 10th century. He was the ruler of the Spanish island of Nivert and possessed great wealth. But, being a devout Christian, he despised worldly vanity and renounced his power and possessions. Daniel took monastic vows in Rome and set off on a journey to holy places.
In Constantinople, the reverend conversed with Tsars Roman and Constantine, who allowed him to visit Jerusalem. After worshipping at the holy sites in the Holy City, the reverend Daniel was tonsured by Patriarch Christodoulos into the great schema with the name Stephen.
From there he went to Egypt, where he was captured by the Saracens and imprisoned. There he languished for six months, suffering hunger, thirst and all kinds of evil. The Egyptian Amir put heavy chains on the saint and forced him to renounce Christ and accept Islam. However, the reverend remained unshakeable. He resolutely confessed Christ as the True God. For this, the confessor was subjected to many and varied sufferings, from which he died. The Lord foretold Daniel of his departure to another world.
