Viktor Danilov was a parish priest of the Greek Catholic parish in Grodno, dean of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church, chaplain, writer in Soviet times and religious dissident. He was also a historian, teacher and researcher.
Biography
Early life and studies Born in Yaroslavl in 1927 in a family of medical doctors. becoming the first Greek Catholic priest in modern Belarus, and began a priestly ministry underground. After Perestroika he began teaching religious education and theology in 1992 and in 1999, he was named archpriest and dean of the Greek Catholic Church in Belarus. ==Academic work==
Academic work
Danilov was also the author of a number of books and brochures on religious topics, including My Path to God and the Catholic Church. Danilov and Teodor Shanin started a study on The Peasant Revolution in Russia in 1994; the study lasted for six years. They also started the scientific journal Russian Peasant Studies in 1996. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Danilov was married with a number of children and grandchildren. He died in Yaroslavl on 7 December 2016, aged 89. ==Reading==
Reading
• Leanid Marakou, Represavanyya litaratary, navukoўtsy, rabotnіkі asveta, gramadskiya i kulturnyya dzeyachy of Belarus, 1794-1991 (2003); . • Vladimir Kolupaev, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference (19 November 2010), dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of the city of Yaroslavl. Yaroslavl: Remder (2011), pp. 221–26; • Viktor Danilov, My way to God and to the Catholic Church. Grodno, (1997, 2003) ==References==