Daniel of Katounakia

Saint

Daniel of Katounakia
BornDimitrios Dimitriadis
1846
Smyrna
(modern-day İzmir, Turkey)
ResidenceMount Athos, Greece
Died(1929-09-08)8 September 1929
Mount Athos, Greece
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Beatified20 October 2019, Karyes, Mount Athos by Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Canonized9 March 2020, Mount Athos by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
FeastSeptember 7
InfluencedJoseph the Hesychast
Tradition or genre
Athonite Monasticism, Hesychasm

Saint Daniel Katounakiotis of Smyrna (Greek: Δανιήλ Κατουνακιώτης ο Σμυρναίος, also known as Daniel of Katounakia; born Dimitrios Dimitriadis, Greek: Δημήτριος Δημητριάδης) (Smyrna, 1846 – Mount Athos, 8 September 1929)[1] was a Greek Orthodox monk who lived on Mount Athos. He was canonized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2020. His feast is commemorated on September 7.[2]

Today, he is known as the founder of the Danielaioi Brotherhood [el], which is still currently located in Katounakia at the southernmost tip of the Athos peninsula.[3]

  1. ^ "Ο Άγιος Δανιήλ Κατουνακιώτης ο Σμυρναίος". March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "ΕΚΤΑΚΤΟ: Αγιοκατατάξεις Οσίων Γερόντων Ιωσήφ του Ησυχαστού- Δανιήλ Κατουνακιώτη- Εφραίμ Κατουνακιώτη". March 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference diakonima was invoked but never defined (see the help page).