Daniel the Stylite was a 5th-century priest and ascetic who practiced the stylite tradition. Born in Maratha near Samosata, he spent his early years in a monastery before seeking a more extreme form of devotion. After receiving encouragement from Simeon the Stylite, he eventually settled on a pillar north of Constantinople. He remained in this elevated position for 33 years, enduring harsh weather and physical hardship, while serving as a significant religious figure and theologian during the Byzantine era.