Great Schema Hieromonk
Saint Daniel the Hermit was born into a peasant family in Northern Moldova in the 15th century. His parents named him Dumitru. His monastic journey began in the Rădăuți Monastery, where he was tonsured with the name David. Seeking solitude, he withdrew to a skete, where he accepted the great schema and took the new name — Daniel. Settling on the banks of the Viceu River, he established a small church in a cave.
The fame of the saint spread, and people began to come to him for advice and spiritual help. He supported Stephen, the son of the slain ruler Bogdan II, predicting his future reign. Stephen III the Great visited the saint multiple times, who encouraged him to build the Putna Monastery and blessed the establishment of Voroneț.
After refusing to take the metropolitan throne, the saint secluded himself in a deserted area by the Voroneț River, where he gathered disciples around him, among whom was the future Metropolitan Grigore Roșca. Saint Daniel passed away and was buried in the church of Saint George at the Voroneț Monastery. In 1992, he was canonized by the Romanian Orthodox Church, and in 2018, his name was included in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
