Venerable
Daniel the Obedient
Hesychast
A hesychast who lived in complete obedience to a severe elder, reposed in 1879; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Reposed
- 187919th century
- Place
- Mount Athos
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Daniel the Obedient was a hesychast of the Holy Mountain who reposed in 1879. He lived in secluded parts of Athos with a very stubborn and difficult elder, and he remained completely obedient to him in everything, enduring many privations.
After his elder's death, he told the few who came to him that he hoped only in the mercy of God and in the prayers of his spiritual father, for otherwise he could not be justified. To those who insisted on receiving advice from him he said that a person in difficulty turns to God with tears and God comforts him. He once said that whoever has tasted the fruits of stillness can remain in meditation and prayer for more than three days.
No further details of his life are known. He is venerated by the faithful, without synodal canonization.