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San Daniele (Padua) - Exterior - Facade
San Daniele may refer to: * San Daniele, Padua, a Roman Catholic church and monastery in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy * San Daniele del Friuli, municipality in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in Italy * San Daniele Po, municipality in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, in Italy {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Daniele, Padua
San Daniele is a Roman Catholic church and monastery in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. History and description The church and its adjacent monastery were built by 1076 by Benedictines affiliated with the Basilica of Santa Giustina di Padova. Legend holds that then Bishop Ulderico had organized a procession to transport the relics of St Daniel of Padua from the church of Santa Giustina to the Cathedral, but upon arriving to this spot, the relics became too heavy to carry, and a darkness with thunder and lightning supervened, and the bishop made a promise to build here a church to the holy martyr. The saint is venerated as the deacon of Saint Prosdocimus, the first Bishop of Padua. San Daniele, sometimes labeled with the suffix "Levita", was said to have been a converted Jew who was martyred in the east in 168 A.D. In 1771, the monastery was suppressed by the Republic of Venice, and transformed into a private residence. In 1948, Benedictine monks, exiled from a monastery in the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Daniele Del Friuli
San Daniele del Friuli ( fur, Sant Denêl) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine. San Daniele del Friuli borders these municipalities: Dignano, Forgaria nel Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Ragogna, Rive d'Arcano, and Spilimbergo. San Daniele is best known as the production center of the San Daniele prosciutto The prosciutto is celebrated every summer at the end of June during the Aria di Festa. Main sights * Biblioteca Guarneriana, an old public library, founded in 1466 by Guarnerio d'Artegna, which includes a rare edition of Dante's ''Inferno'' from the 14th century *Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo *Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, housing a precious frescoed chapel known as the "Sistine Chapel of Friuli" *Porta Gemona, designed in 1579 by Andrea Palladio in a tower which is a relic of the old medieval castle Culture Sports San Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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