Daniel of Scetis explained

Daniel
Birth Place:Egypt
Residence:Scetes
Death Place:Egypt

Daniel was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived around the 4th century in the desert of Lower Egypt. He was one of the Desert Fathers.[1] [2]

He was a disciple and biographer of Arsenius the Great.[3] Daniel was a disciple of Arsenius up to his death in 449 A.D.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ward, Benedicta. The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Cistercian Publications. Kalamazoo, MI. 1984. 0-87907-959-2.
  2. Book: Vivian, Tim . Tim Vivian . Witness to Holiness: Abba Daniel of Scetis . Cistercian Publications . Kalamazoo, Michigan . 2008 . 978-0-87907-419-7.
  3. Web site: Arsenius the Great . Encyclopedia Britannica . 2020-08-03 . 2021-11-15.

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