Optional Memorial
Saint Januarius
- Feast day
- September 19
- Patron of
- Naples and blood banks
- Origin
- Italian
Life
Januarius was Bishop of Benevento who was martyred during the Diocletian persecution. He is famous for the miraculous liquefaction of his blood, preserved in Naples, which occurs several times each year.
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