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San Who…?La Festa di San Gennaro
Il Patrono di Napoli(Patron Saint of Naples)
What’s a Patron Saint?
• A patron saint is an individual who is contributed with protecting or saving a town from some type of natural disaster, such as plague or famine
• Patron saints usually have some type of shrine dedicated to them. In San Gennaro’s case, we have two: Basilica of Naples/Church in Pozzuoli
Why do people have patron saints?
• What’s the purpose? • 1. • 2.• 3.
• Why is Gennaro considered Naples’ saint?• Protects town from …….
Il Vesuvio!• Protects people of Naples from eruption• But how does he do that??
Scuderia Vesuvio
History of San Gennaro: Punti Importanti
• Gennaro was Bishop of Benevento in the third century A.D.
• Was beheaded in 305 by the Roman Emperor Diocletian – His remains and some of his blood were collected and kept by a woman
• In 1313, the miracle of his blood liquefying occurred for first time, after that his remains were brought to Naples, later moved to Pozzuoli
Basilica di San Gennaro a Napoli
Santuario di San Gennaro-Pozzuoli
Punti Aggiuntivi:
• Procession or feast takes place every year on Sept. 19 (diciannove settembre) in Spaccanapoli
Feast of San Gennaro in N.Y.-Mulberry Street
• One of the oldest Italian-American festivals celebrated in the States in various cities, #1 New York