Daniel of Padua
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.
Saint Daniel of Padua | |
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 Bronze sculpture of Daniel of Padua from the doors of the Basilica of St. Anthony | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 168 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Orthodox Christianity |
| Feast | January 3 |
| Attributes | depicted as a deacon holding a towel and laver |
| Patronage | invoked by women whose husbands are at war |
Daniel's relics, translated on January 3, 1064, lie in the cathedral of Padua.
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.[1]
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. Anthony of Padua lived well after the Great Schism of 1054 and is therefore, as a Romanist, unlike Daniel of Padua, NOT recognised as a saint in Orthodox Christianity. Along with Daniel of Padua, and much more commonly, Orthodox Christianity, tends to invoke St. Xenia of St. Petersburg, to find lost articles.
External links
- Saint of the Day, January 3: Daniel of Padua at SaintPatrickDC.org
- Catholic Online: St. Daniel