Daniel of Scetis

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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.{{cite book|last=Ward|first=Benedicta|title=The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection|publisher=Cistercian Publications|publication-place=Kalamazoo, MI|year=1984|isbn=0-87907-959-2}}{{cite book | last=Vivian | first=Tim | author-link=Tim Vivian | title=Witness to Holiness: Abba Daniel of Scetis | publisher=Cistercian Publications | publication-place=Kalamazoo, Michigan | date=2008 | isbn=978-0-87907-419-7}}

He was a disciple and biographer of Arsenius the Great.{{cite web |title=Arsenius the Great |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |date=2020-08-03 |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arsenius-the-Great |access-date=2021-11-15}} Daniel was a disciple of Arsenius up to his death in 449 A.D.