biography
| name: |
Januarius, St
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Ital San Gennaro
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pronunciation:
[janyuahrius]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (?–c.305)
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| biography:
| Christian martyr, Bishop of Benevento, believed to have been a victim of the persecution under Diocletian. Two phials kept in Naples cathedral are said to contain his dried blood, believed to liquefy on his feast day and on certain other occasions throughout the year. Feast day 19 September. |
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