- Daniel of Padua
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Daniel of Padua
The San Luca altarpiece. Daniel of Padua appears in the upper left cornerBorn unknown Died 168 Honored in Roman Catholicism Feast January 3 Attributes depicted as a deacon holding a towel and laver Patronage invoked by women whose husbands are at war Saint Daniel of Padua (died 168 AD) is venerated as the deacon of Saint Prosdocimus, the first bishop of Padua. Said to have been of Jewish extraction, he aided Prosdocimus, who evangelized northeastern Nava. Daniel was later martyred.
Daniel's relics, translated on January 3, 1064, lie in the church of Santa Sofia, in Padua.
Iconography
He is depicted as a deacon holding a towel and laver. He is shown in the top left of the picture to the right.
Patronage
Daniel is invoked by women whose husbands are at war. He is also invoked during confinement, and similar to Anthony of Padua, to find lost articles.
External links
Categories:- Italian saints
- Christian martyrs of the Roman era
- 168 deaths
- Italian Jews
- Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism
- 2nd-century Christian martyr saints
- Italian saint stubs
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