Cathedral of St. Januaria (Duomo di San Gennaro) description and photos - Italy: Naples (Topic)

St. Januaria (Duomo di San Gennaro) description and photos - Italy: Naples. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Duomo di San Gennaro.

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Naples Cathedral, dedicated to the heavenly patron of the city, the most popular St. Januarius, was founded in the XIII century, by order of Charles II of Anjou, on the site of the previous buildings and was rebuilt more than once in subsequent centuries. The neo-Gothic facade of the cathedral, executed in 1877 - 1905, reminds of this. E. Alvino.

The majestic three-nave interior under a coffered plafond is divided by graceful Gothic arcades. The cathedral contains paintings by Lanfranco and Domenichino and monuments to former rulers.

The most ancient part of the temple is the chapel of St. Restitutes - dates back to the 4th century. Its interior is decorated with ceiling paintings by Luca Giordano and a 5th century font. But the main attraction of the cathedral and one of the wonders of the Christian world is the blood of St. Januaria (patron saint of Naples), miraculously boiling twice a year in a sealed flask in the hands of a priest.

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