Daniel of Moscow

Death At the age of 42 on 5 March 1303 Daniil died. He never became grand prince of Vladimir, which meant that according to traditional Rus' succession practices, his son and successor Yury of Moscow had no legitimate claim to the throne of Vladimir. This is why Khan Tokhta granted Mikhail of Tver the Vladimirian grand princely title when Andrey of Gorodets died the next year (27 July 1304).

Canonisation Before his death he became a monk and, according to his will, was buried in the cemetery of the Saint Daniel Monastery. This was a common cemetery and by being buried there he was demonstrating humility. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1791 but only for local veneration.

In the year 1330, the monastery was moved to the Kremlin and the monastery was turned into a common parish. The cemetery became open to the public and his grave was lost. On 30 August 1652, many relics from Daniil of Moscow were found and were placed in a tomb in the Danilov Monastery in his honor.

Marriage and children His wife was named Maria Glebovna Belozerskaya, a daughter of Gleb of Beloozero and direct descendant of Genghis Khan and also the Rurikids. They had at least six children:

Yury of Moscow (1281 – 21 September 1325); Aleksandr Daniilovich (died Autumn 1308); Boris Daniilovich, Prince of Kostroma (died 1320); Afanasy Daniilovich, Prince of Novgorod (died 1322); Fedora Daniilovna. Married Yaroslav Romanovich, Prince of Ryazan (died 1299); Ivan I of Moscow (1288 – 31 March 1340).