Sanctuary of San Gennaro in Pozzuoli

To make you understand how important this Sanctuary is you must tell you the story of this Saint. During the persecution of Christianity, Gennaro was arrested under order of the governor Dragonzio with other Christians. They was brought in the Flavian Amphitheatre to be tore apart from wild animals (someone talks about bears, others about wolves or lions), but the animals didn’t attack the prisoners, quite the reverse, they docilely stopped near the saint feet. The governor, got angry for this, decided to cut the saint head off. The execution took place at the Solfatara. Few people knows that the famous blood that every year liquefies was collected in Pozzuoli and that the stone where the saint was beheaded is in this sanctuary. The 19th September, when the blood of the saint liquefies, the blood remained on the stone become brighter. It’s like the miracle took place in Pozzuoli too.

When: every day
Where: Via San Gennaro - Pozzuoli
How to get here: bus 152 and M1