Remembered on December 17
Daniel and the Three Holy Youths
- Daniel
- ProphetA saint called by God to speak His word and guide His people.
All prophets
- ProphetA saint called by God to speak His word and guide His people.
- Ananias, Azarias and Misael
- Holy YouthsYoung saints the Church remembers together for their faithfulness, such as the Three Holy Youths in Babylon and the Seven Youths of Ephesus.
All holy youths
- Holy YouthsYoung saints the Church remembers together for their faithfulness, such as the Three Holy Youths in Babylon and the Seven Youths of Ephesus.
Daniel and the three youths, Ananias, Azarias and Misael, belong to the biblical story of Judah’s exile in Babylon. Daniel continued praying when it brought him into danger, while his companions refused to worship the king’s golden image. Scripture tells of their deliverance from lions and from the furnace. Their remembrance encourages faithfulness when the people around us demand that we put something else before God.
How they died
Accounts of their deaths differ: some traditions say all four reposed in peace; others say they were beheaded.
- Feast day
- December 17
Parishes on the Old Calendar keep it on December 30. - Kind of saint
- Prophet, Holy Youths
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