Daniel of Katounakia

[4][5] When he was 19, desiring to become a monk, he visited various monasteries in Peloponnesia and on the islands of Hydra, Tinos, Paros, and Ikaria, where he met various Orthodox elders.

[7] In response to the young Dimitrios' request to stay and practice with him, St. Arsenios of Paros recommended him to go to the then famous and flourishing St. Panteleimon Monastery on Mount Athos.

[8] Due to the tensions at St. Panteleimon Monastery, Daniel was summoned to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and was punished with permanent removal from Mount Athos.

Thus, Daniel chose the Monastery of St. Anastasia Pharmakolytria (Greek: Μονή Αγίας Αναστασίας Φαρμακολύτριας) in Vasilika, Thessaloniki.

[9][10] Returning to Mount Athos, he stayed for about five years at the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, where he was said to have been miraculously cured of renal colic.

Athos, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announced the beatification of four great 20th-century Athonite elders, including:[15] He was canonized as a saint on 9 March 2020, along with the three other monks listed above.