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Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Danilo II of Pec''' (''also Daniel,in Serbian:'''''Свети Данило аргиепископ српски ''') was a Serbian [[Archbishop ]] from 1324 to 1327. His feast is [[December 20]],([[January 2]] in Gregorian Calendar). He was a nobleman and was in court of St. king King Milutin of Serbia (1282-1321). He left cort court for the [[Monastery ]] of Saint St. Nikolas in Končul. We don't know his baptismal name.
== As monk ==Archbishop St. Jevstavije took the young monk Danilo as his syncellos. Soon Danilo left for [[Mount Athos]], where he was elected [[igumen]] of Hilandar. During his tenure as igumen, Mount Athos was attacked several times by Ctaluanian pirates. Danilo was forced to take to sword and defend the holy monastery from the pirates. Danilo retired in 1311 to the ascetic cell of St. [[Sava of Serbia|Sava]].
==Bishop==
Danilo received a call from Serbia to return and become [[Bishop] of Banjska. He accepted and served as the bishop of Banjska until 1315. In 1314, he was present during the last moments of St. Queen Jelena, Mother of King Milutin. He described her last moments in his ''Lives of Kings and Archbishops of Serbia.'' Danilo retired again and returned to his beloved Mount Athos.
==Archbishop==
Abp. Danilo was helping helped the new king Saint King St. Stefan Uroš III in building the magnificent Dečani Monastery. He also built the Church of Theotokos Hodegetria in the Peć Monastery for Greek monks. He also built the small [[church ]] of Saint St. Nicholas. He finished rebuilding the Žiča Monastery. His other foundations are He also initiated the construction of the Church of saint St. George in Maglič, church and the Churches of St. Michael in Jelšika, and St. Sava in Liznica. He was falowing followed in the steps Saint St. Sava, his great predccessor.
St. Danilo entred in Kingdom of Heaven [[December 19]] 1337.