Prosdocimus

Prosdocimus (Prosdecimus) of Padua (Italian: Prosdocimo, German: Prosdozimus) (d. November 7, ca.

He evangelized the region and is said to have founded the parish church at Isola Vicentina.

He is generally depicted with a mitre and crosier, and sometimes with a can or ewer, referring to his baptism of St.

Prosdocimus is depicted in an altarpiece by Romanino, now in the Musei Civici di Padova, Padua.

[4] A drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo of "St. Prosdocimus baptizing St. Giustina" is held by the National Gallery of Victoria.

Pala Santa Giustina , Romanino