Descrizione
Made of raw bronze and 925 sterling silver.
Naples’ main patron saint, is located cathedral where his bones and two very old ampullae containing the saint’s blood are kept.
Three times a year, the ampulla is displayed in the presence of the Archbishop of Naples shown to the people; on two of the three dates the Archbishop of Naples is also present.
The dates recall three moments in history that link the relics to the Neapolitan people.
During the “anniversaries” that the “Prodigy” or “Miracle” of the liquefaction of St. Gennaro’s blood takes place.
Few people know that Ianuario was the real name of St. Gennaro.
Qundi Gennaro (Neapolitan transformation of Ianuario) was not his first name but his last name.
Unofficial sources state that his name was Proculus
The liquefaction of his blood is famous not only in Naples but all over the world. It is about San Gennaro, the Neapolitan patron saint who is celebrated in the Campania capital every September 19. This date coincides with the occurrence of the prodigy, but the martyr’s blood is not only shed on this day. In fact, the phenomenon is repeated two more times during each year: on the Saturday before the first Sunday in May and on December 16Here’s everything you need to know about the history of one of Naples’ best-known figuresThe miracle of San Gennaro is in my opinion one of the forms in which religion and the superstition merge.Historically, the first documented record of the ampulla containing the alleged relic of St. Gennaro’s blood dates only to 1389.
