One of the most popular Moldovan saints of all time was Daniil the Hermit, also known as "Saint Daniil the Monk" or "Saint Daniil the New", to distinguish him from the prophet from the Old Testament or Daniil Stalpnicul.
His memory has been passed down from generation to generation, during his lifetime, from the second half of the 15th century, until today. One of the traditions preserved among the people about Daniil the Hermit was fixed in writing much later, by the great Moldavian chronicler Ion Neculce (1672-1745), in his work "O sama de cuvinte". Other traditions about him are still preserved today in the villages and monasteries of Bucovina.
The Cell of Saint Daniil the Hermit – a prayer corner on the Putnei Valley
The passing of Saint Daniil the Hermit through this life left traces not only in the memory of his disciples and believers, but also in the places where he lived. And in the valley of Putna and in the valley of Voronet, his cells remained, after him, which the believers investigate to this day.
After donning the great schism, i.e. the last step of the monkhood, receiving the name Daniil, the new hieroshimon retreated to a secret place, towards the mountain, on the banks of the Viteul river, today in the village of Putna. There he found a rock in which he painstakingly carved a chapel.
The stone cell from Putna is not far from the place where the Viteul river flows into the Putna river; the other, from the Voronet valley, is under the Soimului rock. Among them, we will describe the one from Putna, as being better known.
The cell of St. Daniil the Hermit is dug into a rock, which rises above the valley. The cell is hollowed out with a chisel and includes a chapel with three partitions, namely: pronaos, naos and altar. The length of the entire place hollowed out in the stone is 9.25 meters, and the height is 2 meters.
Under the rock is another hollow place, which seems to have been the hermit's home. The room below served as his cell, after the toils of the day; in it he needed himself day by day with severe fasting, unceasing prayers, receiving from God the gift of tears and the prayer of the mind.
Source: www.crestinortodox.ro