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St Januarius
Januarius ( ; ; Neapolitan and ), also known as , was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Armenian Apostolic Church. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved, later sources and 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, Januarius was born in Benevento to a rich patrician family that traced its descent to the Caudini t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feast Of San Gennaro
The Feast of San Gennaro (in Italian language, Italian: ''Festa di San Gennaro''), also known as San Gennaro Festival, is a Naples, Neapolitan and Italian-American patronal festival dedicated to Saint Januarius, patron saint of Naples and Little Italy, Manhattan, Little Italy, New York. His feast is celebrated on 19 September in the Catholic calendar of saints, calendar of the Catholic Church. In the United States, the "Festa of San Gennaro" is also a highlight of the year for New York City, New York's Little Italy, Manhattan, Little Italy, with the saint's polychrome statue carried through the middle of a street fair stretching for blocks. In Italy History On 19 September 305, Gennaro (), bishop of Benevento, was beheaded in Pozzuoli during the Diocletianic Persecution, persecution of Christians by Diocletian. According to the legend, San Gennaro was named patron saint, patron and protector of the city, and is invoked by the people of Naples on several occasions, e.g. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
