Daniel Chorny

Daniil Chorny (Russian: Даниил Чёрный) (c. 1360–1430) was a Russian monk and icon painter.

Fresco Bosom of Abraham by Daniil Chyorny

Career

Together with his companion Andrei Rublev and other painters, Chyorny worked at the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir (1408) and Trinity Cathedral in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (1420s). Some icons for these cathedrals are believed to have been painted by Chyorny.

Works

The icons of the Assumption Cathedral are currently displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.

Veneration

• 12/13 June – feast day, Synaxis of All of Andronikov Monastery (with Andronicus, Sabbas, Alexander, Abbots of Moscow and Andrey Rublov, the icon painter)
• 6 July – Synaxis of All Saints of Radonezh
• Synaxis of all saints of Moscow – movable holiday on the Sunday before 26 August (ROC)