Daniel (409–493)

Biografia

Fu cenobita e anacoreta prima di trascorrere gli ultimi trentatré anni della sua vita appollaiata su una colonna (stulos in greco) sulle rive del Bosforo. Their home was a platform that rested on two high pillars, surrounded by a balustrade and crowned by a small roof. People gathered around him to listen to Daniel's preaching, which never resorted to the trappings of rhetoric and difficult words. It always dealt with the same themes: the need to love God, since He loves us; l'infelicità che il peccato produce; e amore per il prossimo e molto particolare per i poveri. Byzantine emperors often resorted to his advice and, like the others, had to climb a ladder if they wanted to speak to him.