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ST JANUARIUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR - #SEP19

1. The 4th century martyrs St Januarius, Bishop of Beneventum, St Festus, his deacon, St Desiderius, lector or reader, St Sosius, deacon of the Church of Misenum, St Proculus, deacon of Puzzuoli, and two other Christians,
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2. were seized during the persecution under Diocletian, imprisoned and beheaded in 304.

The body of St Januarius (#SanGennaro) was buried in the church of Naples, of which city he has become the Patron Saint.
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3. The yearly liquefaction of some of his blood preserved in a phial is a well-known miracle, and has resulted in the conversion of countless sinners to a better life. (From: "Book of Saints", Monks of Ramsgate)

#miracles #blood #books
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La storia di #Napoli dipinta in un affresco ancora attuale

#Dioscuri e #SanGennaro
#FratrĂ­e e #Camorra

Dai greci, passando per i romani, i normanni, gli spagnoli e Masaniello: la storia di un popolo che nonostante aggssioni, usurpazioni
violenze, fame, miseria, malattie e catastrofi naturali, ha sempre mantenuto, per quasi 3000 anni,
la sua #Identita

Il ruolo maligno della #Chiesa
E poi la #Cultura che non è di oggi né di ieri, ma connaturata al suo primo #vagito
Il poco rispetto per la res publica e degli spazi comuni: perché di “comune” niente c’è mai stato.

Conquistata si,ma mai sottomessa.

Saccheggiata, devastata,ma mai domata
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