Saint Danilo II

Who is Saint Danilo II?

Danilo II was the Archbishop of Serbs 1324 to 1337, under the rule of Kings Stephen Uroš III and Dušan the Mighty. As a Serbian monk, he was also a chronicler, active in court and Church politics, holding the office during the heyday of the Nemanjić dynasty-era; he wrote many hagiographies and regiographies which are considered part of the most notable medieval Serbian literature. He was proclaimed Saint Danilo II of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and is celebrated on the same day as Saint Ignatius of Antioch on 2 January [O.S. 20 December].