The blood miracle took place again on Tuesday during a solemn ceremony in the Italian city of Naples. The dried blood of the city’s saint, Märzenius (Gennaro in Italian), which was stored in a glass ampoule, liquefied.
The blood miracle took place again on Tuesday during a solemn ceremony in the Italian city of Naples. The dried blood of the city’s saint, Märzenius (Gennaro in Italian), which was stored in a glass ampoule, liquefied.
The blood miracle has been documented since the Middle Ages. His absence is seen as a bad omen by the Neapolitans. For centuries, the blood of the city’s patron saint was liquefied on September 19 and on two other dates: the Saturday before the first Sunday in May, the feast of the transfer of the relics to Naples, and on December 16, the day of commemoration from a warning about Mount Vesuvius, eruption in 1631.
Regular “miracle” since 1610
In 1389 it was first observed that this blood liquefied and then coagulated again. This ‘miracle’ has been repeated regularly since 1610. The relic is carried from the storage location to the high altar of San Gennaro in the Cathedral of Naples.
According to tradition, Bishop Januaryius was beheaded on September 19, 305 in Pozzuoli near Naples during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Nowadays the feast of the patron saint is celebrated on this day.
Source: Krone
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