About Daniel Chorny
Lived 1360 – 1428 (aged 67–68). Daniel Chorny was a Russian painter and iconographer.
Daniel Chorny (; –1430) was a Russian monk and icon painter.
Career Together with his companion Andrei Rublev and other painters, Chorny worked at the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir (1408) and the Trinity Cathedral in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (1420s). Some icons for these cathedrals are believed to have been painted by Chorny.
Works The icons of the Assumption Cathedral are currently displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg.
Veneration Source:
12/13 June – feast day, Synaxis of All of Andronikov Monastery (with Andronicus, Sabbas, Alexander, Abbots of Moscow and Andrei Rublev, the icon painter) Synaxis of all Saints of Moscow – movable holiday on the Sunday before 26 August (ROC)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Daniel Chorny?
Russian icon painter and monk (1350th-1428)
When was Daniel Chorny born?
Daniel Chorny was born in 1360.
When did Daniel Chorny die?
Daniel Chorny died in 1428 in Andronikov Monastery.
What was Daniel Chorny's occupation?
Daniel Chorny was a painter and iconographer.
What nationality was Daniel Chorny?
Daniel Chorny was Russian.
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