Sant'Antonio Abate, Gothic church in San Daniele del Friuli, Italy.

Sant'Antonio Abate is a church built in the International Gothic style located in the center of San Daniele del Friuli. Its facade displays Istrian stone with a large openwork rose window and intricate carved details framing the main entrance.

The first records of the church date to 1308, when it was consecrated again. The Friuli earthquake of 1348 damaged the building, which was then restored and enlarged with an apse and a sacristy. The Istrian stone facade was built in 1470 under rector Emiliano Cimbriaco. World War II caused surface damage, worsened by the 1976 earthquake, followed by careful cumulative restoration.

The name refers to Saint Anthony the Abbot, whose feast on 17 January was long tied to rural life in Friuli. In the lunette above the portal he is shown between Saint John the Baptist and Saint Anthony of Padua, a detail a visitor can pick out before entering.

The church sits on Via Garibaldi in the town center and is easily reached on foot from nearby streets. Check opening hours in advance, as access times vary depending on the day and season.

The oldest fresco layer in the church preserves scenes of the Infancy of Christ, visible alongside the later Stories of Saint Anthony the Abbot and of Christ on the choir walls and triumphal arch. Pellegrino da San Daniele painted his cycle in several campaigns between 1497 and 1522.