Saint of the Day
September 19
Januarius
Feast Day: September 19
Patron of: Naples, blood banks, eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, sick headaches
Neapolitan bishop-martyr whose liquefied blood is venerated in Naples Cathedral.
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Januarius of Naples
Feast Day: September 19
Patron of: Naples, blood banks, physicians, volcanic eruptions, against epidemics and poisoning
Martyred bishop whose sacred blood miraculously liquefies annually, inspiring Christian devotion for centuries.
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