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Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century

Venerable Daniel of Sketis

Also known as Daniel of Scetis

An abba of Sketis, twice carried off captive by barbarians and twice delivered, who guided many in the desert and whose sayings preserved the wisdom of the fathers.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints