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| Januarius (St. Gennaro) |
| Januarius :
or St.
Januarius as he is better known, was born in Italy and was bishop of
Benevento during the Emperor Diocletion persecution. He is also the patron
saint of Naples in Italy. Bishop Januarius went
to visit two deacons and two laymen in prison. He was then also imprisoned
along with his deacon and lector. They were thrown to the wild beasts, but
when the animals did not attack them, they were beheaded. What is believed
to be Januarius' blood is kept in Naples, as a relic. It liquefies and
bubbles when exposed in the cathedral. St. Januarius lived and died around 305 A.D. and his feast day is September 19th, the same day that his blood is said to liquefy. The same is also said to happen on the first Saturday in May. Whenever the blood fails to liquefy the local people believe that disaster looms. Thixotropy is sometimes offered as an explanation for the phenomenon of blood that liquefies. Indeed some scientists have made their own "blood" that congealed and liquefied. it was done using chalk, hydrated iron chloride and salt water.  DISCLAIMER The images on this site were taking from publicly available sources, and to the best of my knowledge the images are in the public domain. If you do own the copyright to any of the images contained on this site, and can provide proof that you own the image/images, it/they will be withdrawn if desired. However permission is asked to continue using any image/images which you may own. Thanks |
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