16,951
edits
Changes
m
links
He was [[tonsure]]d a [[reader]] on [[December 19]], 1994 by Bishop Rostislav of Magadan and Chukotka, beginning a series of great changes. Rdr Daniel was married to Iulia Mikhailovna Brykina on [[January 22]], 1995, by Fr [[Dionisy Pozdnyaev]]<ref>'''Pravmir'''. [http://www.pravmir.com/article_790.html]</ref>; on [[May 13]], Bishop [[Eugene (Reshetnikov) of Vereya|Eugene of Vereya]] ordained him as [[deacon]]. Dcn Daniel graduated from Moscow Theological Seminary at the top of the class on [[June 14]], 1995, with his first child (of three) being born later that year. He subsequently enrolled in the correspondence course of the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]], and was assigned to the Bulgarian [[metochion]] church of the Dormition of the All-Holy Mother of God in Gonchary, Moscow, where he taught the Law of God senior classes of the [[Yasenevo Orthodox Classical Gymnasium]] (high school), and was noted for his strictness in compliance with the [[Typikon]] and canons, which caused some conflict between himself and Archimandrite [[Boris (Dobrev) of Agatoniysky|Boris Dobrev]], rector of the metochion at the time.
From August 1996, the Patriarch blessed him to hold missionary Biblical conversations in the Kriutitsy Patriarchal Metochion with people who had suffered from the influence of sects and, later, occult activities. He began work at the Rehabilitation Centre of St [[John of Kronstadt]], under the direction of Hmk [[Anatoly (Berestoy)]].
In 1999, Dcn Daniel published his first book, entitled ''The Chronicle of the Beginning'', which was published by [[Sretensky Monastery]] and dedicated to the patristic doctrine of creation. On [[May 24]], 2000, he was awarded a letter of commendation for teaching by the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis; in June of that year, the council of the Moscow Theological Academy approved his thesis, ''Anthropology and Analysis of the Seventh Day Adventists and the Watchtower Society'', and Dcn Daniel graduated. In the same year, ''Hexaemeron Against Evolution'', edited by Dcn Daniel, was published.
In 2001, he was ordained to the priesthood, and his second child was born. He was assigned to the Church of Ss Peter and Paul in Yasenevo, Moscow, where he became secretary of the Shestodnev missionary-educational centre and continuing his work at the St John of Kronstadt centre. Around this time, his anthology on ''Divine Revelation and Contemporary Science'' was published; over his lifetime, he would publish over a dozen articles on creation and anti-sectarian issues.
In 2005, the Moscow city government allocated Fr Daniel's community 0.5 hectares (just under 1.25 acres) of land in Kantemirovskiy, Moscow, for the construction of a stone church, dedicated to the [[Prophet Daniel]]. By November 2006, land was cleared of undergrowth and debris by the community, and a small, temporary wooden church was dedicated to the Apostle Thomas. Fr Daniel's [[parish]] aimed to convert non-Christians, mostly non-Russians who resided in Moscow, and was in an ideal location to do this, as Kantemirovskiy distict is the district of many expatriate communities and where many different sects are active. The parish runs missionary courses, singing lessons, [[iconography ]] classes and a scout group. Fr Daniel also opened a catechetical school about the basics of Christianity, and ran a successive five-week catechetical course for those who wished to know more about Christianity (whether for [[baptism]] or for interest). In time, a community of Orthodox Tartars (began in 2003) built up, and the information agency of St Akhmet began activity. Fr Daniel's church had initiatives such as an open house, where the church would be open and the priest available for questions. [[Moleben]]s were frequent, particularly for conversion of the non-Orthodox, and also for students at the nearby Moscow Engineering and Physical University. Fr Daniel later began to offer missionary courses, preparing preachers of the [[Gospel]].
In 2009, the parish had some difficulties from the Moscow City Department of Environment Management, due to a change in thought about the use of that allocation of land (changed to a park and nature reserve). Due to popular demand, however, a [[church]] remained a part of the draft General Plan for the area.
