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Feast of San Gennaro turns 100, marking Italian-American assimilation

Medieval historian traces festival's roots to 1,700-year-old traditions

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Clare Whitton, a PhD candidate in Medieval History at Oxford, publishes analysis showing how the Feast of San Gennaro reflects centuries-old Neapolitan religious practices, including veneration since 1389 of vials believed to contain St. Januarius's blood that liquefy on his feast day—a phenomenon southern Italians interpreted as a sign of the saint's protection or warning of disaster.

Medieval historian traces festival's roots to 1,700-year-old traditions
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“If anything, the fact that centuries-old rituals coexist with sweet Italian sausages and big, floppy pizza slices speaks to a lengthy, strenuous and beautiful process of cultural assimilation.”

Clare Whitton

Alexander Tisi Founder of San Gennaro FeastSt. Januarius (San Gennaro) Subject of venerationClare Whitton Medieval historian and analyst

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