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 Jewish 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
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."Feast of St. Daniel of Padua", Chicago Catholic Social, January 3, 2022 He is also invoked by those suffering confinement or imprisonment, and similar to Anthony of Padua, to find lost articles.
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."Saints Daniel of Padua and Louis of Toulouse", 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
References
External links Saint of the Day, January 3: Daniel of Padua at SaintPatrickDC.org Catholic Online: St. Daniel