Daniel of Scetis

Daniel
BornEgypt
ResidenceScetes
DiedEgypt
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Church of the East
CanonizedPre-Congregation

Daniel was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived around the 4th century in the desert of Lower Egypt. He is considered a Desert Father.

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