Saint Daniel of Padua (died 168 AD) is venerated as the
deacon of
Saint Prosdocimus, the first
Bishop of Padua.
Life
Said to have been of
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extraction, he aided Prosdocimus, who evangelized northeastern Nava. Daniel was later
martyred, he was dragged by a horse and his body crushed.
["Saint Daniel of Padua: Martyr", ''The Portugal News'', January 28, 2024]
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Daniel's relics, translated on January 3, 1064, lie in the ''Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta''.
Patronage
Daniel is invoked by women whose husbands are at war. He is also invoked by those suffering confinement or imprisonment, and similar to Anthony of Padua, to find lost articles.[
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Iconography
He is depicted as a deacon holding a towel and laver, signs of service to his bishop that point back to Jesus' washing of his disciples' feet, as well as ritual washing in traditional Judaism.[
Jacopo da Montagnana did a tempera on panel painting of "Saint Daniel and Saint Louis of Toulouse" (), which is currently held by the Detroit Institute of Arts.
There is a chapel dedicated to Saint Daniel in the Abbey Church of Santa Giustina in Padua. The altarpiece depicting the "Martyrdom of Saint Daniel" (1677) is by Antonio Zanchi.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds two bronze sculptures by Francesco Bertos depicting "Saint Daniel of Padua dragged by a horse before the Roman governor of Padua", as well as "Saint Daniel of Padua Nailed between Two Planks of Wood".Artist: Francesco Bertos (Italian, 1678–1741), and Artist: After a composition by Tiziano Aspetti (Italian, 1565–1607). "Saint Daniel of Padua Nailed between Two Planks of Wood". Martyrdom of St. Daniel of Padua [1970.264.2], Bronze, ca. 1740–50. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, JSTOR]
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File:Jacopo da Montagnana - Saints Daniel of Padua and Louis of Toulouse - 43.1 - Detroit Institute of Arts.jpg, Saints Daniel of Padua and Louis of Toulouse
File:Santa Giustina (Padua) - Chapel of St. Daniel of Padua - Martyrdom of Saint Daniel by Antonio Zanchi.jpg, Martyrdom of Saint Daniel by Antonio Zanchi
File:Martyrdom of St. Daniel of Padua MET DP-1369-001.jpg, Martyrdom of St. Daniel of Padua MET
File:Martyrdom of St. Daniel of Padua MET DP-1370-001.jpg, Martyrdom of St. Daniel of Padua
References
External links
Saint of the Day, January 3: ''Daniel of Padua''
at ''SaintPatrickDC.org''
Catholic Online: St. Daniel
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Italian Roman Catholic saints
168 deaths
Italian Jews
Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism
2nd-century Christian martyrs
Year of birth unknown
Bishops of Padua