The Catacombe di San Gennaro date back to the second century, but they became a pilgrimage site in the fifth century when San Gennaro – the patron saint who lends his name to the catacombs ...

After Constantine's edict, a bishop of Naples solemnly transferred the bones of San Gennaro from Pozzuoli to the catacombs of his city. During the journey, Eusebia also gave the bishop the two ...

San Gennaro repeats the May miracle ... the transfer of his remains from the Marciano countryside to the Catacombs of Capodimonte (the other two appointments are September 19, the day of martyrdom ...

San Gennaro repeats the May miracle ... the translation of his remains from the Marciano countryside to the Catacombs of Capodimonte (the other 2 appointments are on September 19, the day of ...

Roman law required that the dead be buried outside the sacred boundaries of a city (the pomerium) and the area later became, like its more famous neighbour the catacombs of San Gennaro ...

He is referring to the nearly one million people who visit Little Italy every September for the Feast of San Gennaro, a festival celebrating the patron saint of Naples. In its 91st year ...

This year marks the 98th annual Feast of San Gennaro in New York City’s Little Italy, which runs this year from Thursday, September 12 to Sunday, September 24. It represents one of the few ...

The treasure of San Gennaro is said to rival Britain's Crown Jewels and those of the Russian tsars in value. The 70 pieces were transported under armed guard to a museum in Rome. They include a ...