Naples ’44

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Duomo di Napoli

Duomo di Napoli
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Background

Naples Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the seat of the Archbishop of Naples. It is widely known as the Cathedral of Saint Januarius, in honour of the city’s patron saint.

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In Naples ’44

Naples Cathedral, where the blood of San Gennaro is kept; in the book it is the focus of the tense May 1944 public vigil over whether the miracle of liquefaction will occur.

Appears in 1 diary entry.

  1. May 7 (i) 1944
    San Gennaro's blood liquefies, but slowly — considered a bad omen — after days of anxious public vigil that could have sparked unrest if it had failed.

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