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Januarius

American  
[jan-yoo-air-ee-uhs] / ˌdʒæn juˈɛər i əs /

noun

  1. Saint, a.d. 272?–305?, Italian ecclesiastic and martyr: patron saint of Naples.


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The goods are not exactly flying off the shelves, but Mr. Rossi says that his business benefits from his loyalty to the saints, especially St. Januarius, better known as San Gennaro.

From New York Times Mar. 9, 2017

The blood of Saint Januarius remains a mystery unsolved.

From Washington Post Aug. 27, 2015

The incident in Naples, where Francis caused a stir with the blood of Saint Januarius, marked only one in a long list of recent papal devotions to relics and other mysterious artifacts.

From Washington Post Aug. 27, 2015

Protests against the cancelation of the saint day have been heard in several cities, most notably Naples, where the patron saint — San Gennaro, or St. Januarius — is passionately revered.

From New York Times Sep. 12, 2011

Think of what happened to Domenichino2.9 when he was painting the dome of the chapel of St. Januarius.

From Weird Tales. Vol. I by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)

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