Naples ’44

Saint / folklore

Santa Maria d'Intercessione

A venerated Marian image in Naples.

In the book

In the church of Santo Agnello her image holds a ‘regular conversation’ with a speaking crucifix — ‘a fact confirmed by reporters on the spot’ — among the talking, bleeding, sweating images multiplying across Naples in spring 1944.

Appears in 1 diary entry.

  1. March 25 1944
    Widespread fear that San Gennaro's blood may fail to liquefy reflects a surge of religious "miracle" fervor sweeping wartime Naples.

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