Daniel of Scetis

Daniel
BornEgypt
ResidenceScetes
DiedEgypt

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]

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