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Aspren
Aspren or Asprenas ( it, Sant'Asprenato, Sant'Aspreno, Sant'Aspremo) was a 1st-century Christian saint and venerated as the first Bishop of Naples. Life Aspren lived at the end of the 1st century and in the early 2nd century, as confirmed by archaeological studies regarding the early Neapolitan Church as well as the fact that "Aspren" was a common name during the days of the Roman Republic and the early years of the Roman Empire and afterwards fell into disuse. The Marble Calendar of Naples (''Calendario Marmoreo di Napoli'') attests to Aspren's existence and the fact that he lived during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian; Aspren's episcopate is stated as lasting twenty-three years. Legend Nothing is known of his life, but an ancient legend holds that Saint Peter, on his way to Rome, stopped at Naples and converted an old woman (identified as Candida the Elder) after he cured her of an illness. Numerous other converts to Christianity were made during this time in Naples, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patron Saints Of Naples
The city of Naples has more than 50 official patron saints, although its principal patron is Saint Januarius. Second in terms of importance is Saint Aspren (''Sant'Aspreno''), first bishop of Naples. Co-patrons of Naples and years of designation * Saint Januarius (305) * Saint Thomas Aquinas (1605) * Saint Andrew Avellino (1622) * Saint Patricia (1625) * Saint Francis of Paola (1625) * Saint Dominic (1641) * Saint James of the Marches (1647) * Saint Anthony of Padua (1650) * Saint Francis Xavier (1654) * Saint Theresa of Avila (1664) * Saint Philip Neri (1668) * Saint Cajetan (1671) * Saint Agnellus of Naples (1671) * Saint Severus of Naples (1673) * Saint Agrippinus of Naples (1673) * Saint Aspren (1673) * Saint Euphebius (1673) * Saint Athanasius of Naples (1673) * Saint Nicholas of Bari (1675) * Saint Gregory the Illuminator (1676) * Saint Claire of Assisi (1689) * Saint Blaise (1690) * Saint Peter of Verona (1690) * Saint Joseph (1690) * Saint Michael (1691) * Saint F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candida The Elder
Saint Candida the Elder ( it, Candida la Vecchia) (died 78 AD) was a supposed early Christian saint and resident of Naples, Italy. According to her legend, Candida was an elderly woman who hospitably welcomed Saint Peter the Apostle, when he was passing through Naples on his way to Rome. The woman was cured of an illness by Saint Peter and converted to Christianity. She was baptized by Peter and later converted Aspren, the first bishop of Naples, to Christianity. She is one of the patron saints of Naples The city of Naples has more than 50 official patron saints, although its principal patron is Saint Januarius. Second in terms of importance is Saint Aspren (''Sant'Aspreno''), first bishop of Naples. Co-patrons of Naples and years of designation .... Basil Watkins OSB says she probably never existed. Her name has been deleted from the revised Roman Martyrology. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pietro Ad Aram, Naples
The Basilica of San Pietro ad Aram is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy. It is located about a block from the church of the Santissima Annunziata on Corso Umberto I. History The church is said to host the altar upon which St Peter preached while in Naples, and here he baptized the first Neapolitan converts to Christianity, Saint Candida and Saint Aspreno. In the 16th century, this church was granted by popes the status of celebrating ceremonial Jubilees for the remission of sins. The layout of the church is that of a Latin-Cross. The present structure, built between 1650 and 1690, owes its design to Pietro De Marino and Giovanni Mozzetta. The adjacent cloister was destroyed and fragments can be seen in the sacellum or shrine of Sant'Aspreno in piazza Borsa. The portal derives from the Conservatory ''dell'Arte della Lana'', in vico Miroballo. The vestibule has frescoes attributed to Girolamo da Salerno. It has a baldacchino by Giovan Battista Naucler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John IV, Bishop Of Naples
Saint John IV (died 17 December 849), called the Peacemaker and known in Italian as Giovanni d'Acquarola or Giovanni Scriba,Flavia De Rubeis"Giovanni Scriba, santo" ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', 56 (Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2001). was the Bishop of Naples from 26 February 842 until his death. He is one of the patron saints of Naples and his feast day is 22 June. He had the relics of Aspren translated to the church of Santa Restituta in Naples. He also assisted Duke Andrew II in negotiating the ''Pactum Sicardi The Pactum Sicardi was a treaty signed on 4 July 836 between the Greek Duchy of Naples, including its satellite city-states of Sorrento and Amalfi, represented by Bishop John IV and Duke Andrew II, and the Lombard Prince of Benevento, Sicard. ...'', an economic treaty, with Sicard, Prince of Benevento. References {{DEFAULTSORT:John 04 (bishop of Naples) 849 deaths Italian saints Bishops of Naples 9th-century Italian bishops 9t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baculus Of Sorrento
Saint Baculus of Sorrento ( it, San Bacolo di Sorrento, San Baccolo di Sorrento) is venerated as a bishop of Sorrento. The ''Life of Saint Antoninus, Abbot of Sorrento'', composed in the 9th century or sometime after, mentions some patron saints of Sorrento: the bishops Renatus, Athanasius, and Baculus. The ''Life'' includes a description of the saints obtained from painting hanging at the time in the cathedral of Sorrento. The time when Baculus is supposed to have been bishop of the city is uncertain. Ferdinando Ughelli, basing his findings on a manuscript dating from after the 12th century found in Sorrento Cathedral, believed that Baculus’ episcopate occurred in the 7th century. The Bollandists believed Baculus lived around 660 AD. Francesco Lanzoni, however, writes that “the ''Vita Sancti Baculi'', in the section that concerns the episcopate of its hero, does not contain any chronological detail concerning the same. Nothing, therefore, can prevent us from believi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphebius
Saint Euphebius (''Ephebus, Euphemus, Efrimus'') is venerated as a patron saint and bishop of Naples.Henry Wace and William George Smith (editors), ''A Dictionary of Christian biography, literature, sects and doctrines: being a continuation of "The dictionary of the Bible".'', Volume 2 (Murray, 1880), 291. Ferdinando Ughelli writes that the date of Euphebius' episcopate cannot be determined with certainty. There is no biography of Euphebius’ life. Paulus Regius and Baronius Cesare Baronio (as an author also known as Caesar Baronius; 30 August 1538 – 30 June 1607) was an Italian cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. His best-known works are his ''Annales Ecclesiastici'' ("Ecclesiastical Annals"), whi ... theorized that Euphebius died in 713 AD, but Joannes Diaconus considers Euphebius the eighth bishop of Naples, succeeding St. Eustasius (Eustathius), which would have his episcopate occur sometime in the 2nd century. He is commemorated in the Roman Martyro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardo Tesauro
Bernardo Tesauro (1440–1500) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was born in Naples. He was a relative of Filippo Tesauro. He was a pupil of Silvestre dei Buoni. He painted an ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the church of San Giovanni Maggiore in Naples. He also painted frescoes in the chapel of San Aspreno in the Cathedral of Naples. He died in Naples. He painted the ''Seven Sacraments'' in the ceiling of the church of San Giovanni di Pappacodi. The Marriage scene represent Ferdinand II of Naples marrying Ippolita Maria Sforza Ippolita Maria Sforza (18 April 1445 – 20 August 1488) was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the Sforza family which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, who later reigned as King Alfo .... References * 1440 births 1500 deaths 15th-century Neapolitan people 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Naple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Januarius
Januarius ( ; la, Ianuarius; Neapolitan language, Neapolitan and it, Gennaro), also known as , was Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento, Bishop of Benevento and is a Christian martyrs, martyr and saint of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved, later sources and Christian legend, legends claim that he died during the Great Persecution, which ended with Diocletian's retirement in 305. Januarius is the patron saint of Naples, where the faithful gather three times a year in Naples Cathedral to witness the liquefaction of what is claimed to be a sample of his blood kept in a sealed glass ampoule. Life Little is known of the life of Januarius, and what follows is mostly derived from later Christian sources, such as the ''Acta Bononensia'' (BHL 4132, not earlier than 6th century) and the ''Acta Vaticana'' (BHL 4115, 9th century), and from later folk traditions. Legend According to various hagiographies, Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Naples
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples ( la, Archidioecesis Neapolitana) is a Roman Catholic archdioceses in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christians, Christian community was founded there in the 1st century AD and the diocese of Naples was raised to the level of an Archbishop, Archdiocese in the 10th century. Two of Archbishops of Naples have been elected Pope, Pope Paul IV, Paul IV and Pope Innocent XII, Innocent XII. References {{Naples Lists of bishops and archbishops in Europe, Naples Bishops of Naples, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepulcher
A tomb ( grc-gre, τύμβος ''tumbos'') is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called ''immurement'', and is a method of final disposition, as an alternative to cremation or burial. Overview The word is used in a broad sense to encompass a number of such types of places of interment or, occasionally, burial, including: * Architectural shrines – in Christianity, an architectural shrine above a saint's first place of burial, as opposed to a similar shrine on which stands a reliquary or feretory into which the saint's remains have been transferred * Burial vault – a stone or brick-lined underground space for multiple burials, originally vaulted, often privately owned for specific family groups; usually beneath a religious building such as a church ** Cemetery ** Churchyard * Catacombs * Chamber tomb * Charnel house * Church monum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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