Saint Januarius
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Saint Januarius is a Christian martyr and patron saint of Naples, venerated for his legendary blood miracle that is said to liquefy several times a year.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Januarius canonical | 9 |
| San Gennaro | 6 |
| Knight of Saint Januarius | 1 |
| skull of Saint Januarius | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
ⓘ
Christian martyr ⓘ bishop ⓘ patron saint ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gennaro di Napoli
ⓘ
Januarius of Benevento ⓘ Saint Januarius ⓘ
surface form:
San Gennaro
|
| associatedWith |
Naples Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral of Naples
Naples ⓘ Royal Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | martyrdom ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
San Gennaro Feast in New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy, New York City
Feast of San Gennaro in Naples ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Naples ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 305 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Puteoli
ⓘ
surface form:
Pozzuoli
|
| era | Diocletianic Persecution ⓘ |
| feastDay |
16 December
ⓘ
19 September ⓘ first Sunday in May ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
Basilica of San Gennaro ad Antignano
ⓘ
Naples Cathedral ⓘ San Gennaro extra Moenia ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted as a bishop holding a vial of blood ⓘ |
| languageOfCult |
Italian
ⓘ
Neapolitan ⓘ |
| legend | blood of Saint Januarius miraculously liquefies ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| miracle | liquefaction of blood relic ⓘ |
| miracleLocation | Naples Cathedral ⓘ |
| notableFor |
annual blood miracle
ⓘ
patronage of Naples ⓘ |
| patronage |
Beneventum
ⓘ
surface form:
Benevento
Naples ⓘ blood banks ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| patronageRegion | Campania ⓘ |
| relic |
Saint Januarius
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
skull of Saint Januarius
vials of blood ⓘ |
| relicLocation | Naples Cathedral ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sainthoodStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| title | Bishop of Benevento ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
San Gennaro
this entity surface form:
San Gennaro
this entity surface form:
skull of Saint Januarius
this entity surface form:
San Gennaro
this entity surface form:
San Gennaro
this entity surface form:
San Gennaro
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San Gennaro
this entity surface form:
Knight of Saint Januarius