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The extraordinary event, which did not occur in the morning as usual, finally happened at 5:40 p.m. (local time) on Dec. 16, the anniversary of his intervention to prevent the effects of an eruption of the Mount Vesuvius volcano in 1631.
The archbishop recalled that Sept. 19 marks the anniversary of St. Januarius’ martyrdom more than 1,700 years ago.
According to documentation cited by the Italian media Famiglia Cristiana, the miracle has taken place since at least 1389, the first instance on record.
This miracle usually occurs three times a year.
The miracle of liquefaction traditionally occurs three times a year.
The declaration that the miracle had again taken place was made at the start of Mass by Abbot Vincenzo De Gregorio.
St. Januarius, known as San Gennaro in Italian, is the patron saint of Naples. The bishop is believed to have been martyred during the Christian persecution of Emperor Diocletian.
Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples held up an ampoule containing the relic of the third-century martyr-saint’s blood in Naples Cathedral on Sept. 19, revealing the liquefaction to shouts and cheers. The reputed miracle usually occurs up to three times a year.
The reputed miracle usually occurs up to three times a year when the archbishop holds up and rotates the ampoules containing blood, revealing that the dried blood has liquified.
The blood of St. Januarius, patron of Naples, had remained solid on Thursday morning, but the miracle occurred later in the day.
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