Bishop Daniel is a man of many talents, which have been extremely useful to many people. He is a master [[iconography|iconographer]], having studied in his youth with the famed Old Believer iconographer Pimen Sofronov, and knows the ancient methods with which to obtain all-natural pigments. He is one of the few people left who can read the [[znamenny]] ("kriukovoi", or "hook-style") musical notation, which fell out of general usage in Russian Church singing in the early 18th century. He is also an experienced architect, having designed such churches as the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, D.C. ([[ROCOR]]). Also, simply doing his own extensive research on ancient rites came in useful during the elevation of [[Metropolitan]] Philaret in 1964. This was the first time the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] had elected a successor who was not a Metropolitan in episcopal rank, and inasmuch as the remainder bishops were of lesser rank themselves, many were unsure of the elevation in such a situation. However, thanks to the research of Bishop Daniel, who was yet a [[reader]], the [[Synod]] of Bishops was able to essentially replicate the office of elevation of a Metropolitan as performed in 15th century Russia.

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== External links ==

*[http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/2006/07/vieux-croyants-traditionalistes-de-la.html Vieux-Croyants, mgr Daniel (Erie), Pimen M. Sofronov], articles translated to French and illustrated with some P.M. Sofronov Icons