San Daniele, Padua

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.

In a 1795 guide, the first altarpiece on the left depicted a St Charles ministering to those afflicted with the plague by Giovanni Battista Bissoni.

In addition, an altarpiece to the right had a canvas depicting a Crucifixion with Mary and St John the Baptist by Francesco Zanella.

The nave ceiling was frescoed in the 19th century by Sebastiano Santi, and depicts events related to St Daniele.