Daniil Sysoev

Fr Daniil Sysoev (1974–2009) was a married Russian Orthodox priest, the rector of St. Thomas' church in southern Moscow and a noted missionary. He was killed in the church by a masked gunman on November 19, 2009.^[1] Fr Daniil Sysoev was known for his missionary activity, including among Russia's Muslim community, neo-Pagans, and Protestants. In December 2009, Fr. Daniil's killing was claimed by a militant Islamic group based in the North Caucasus. According to a statement made by Russian Islamists and released on kavkazcentre.com,

"One of our brothers who has never been to the Caucases took up the oath of (former independent Chechen president Doku Umarov) and expressed his desire to execute the damned Sysoyev"^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/world/europe/20moscow.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=sysoyev&st=cse
2. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJOiv_HtszrmgOpKIJWuc5203W3A

• http://www.rferl.org/content/Murder_of_Priest_Highlights_Missionary_Role_In_Russian_Church/1892040.html

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Name	Sysoev, Daniil
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Date of birth	1974
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Date of death	2009
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