RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Januarius

272 - 305

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Januarius ( JAN-yoo-AIR-ee-əs; Latin: Ianuarius; Neapolitan and Italian: Gennaro), also known as Januarius I of Benevento, was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Armenian Apostolic Church. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved, later sources and legends claim that he died during the Great Persecution, which ended with Diocletian's retirement in 305. Januarius is the patron saint of Naples, where the faithful gather three times a year in Naples Cathedral to witness the liquefaction of what is claimed to be a sample of his blood kept in a sealed glass ampoule. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Januarius is the 479th most popular religious figure (down from 425th in 2019), the 536th most popular biography from Italy (down from 482nd in 2019) and the 225th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

JANUARIUS is the shortest month of the year. It is also the coldest month of the year.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Januarius ranks 479 out of 3,187. Before him are Sabbatai Zevi, Alphonsus Liguori, Eber, Tarcisio Bertone, Mary of Egypt, and Isaac of Nineveh. After him are Gregory Palamas, Amenhotep I, Pope Agapetus II, Yasuke, Luis Antonio Tagle, and Saint Apollonia.

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Among people born in 272, Januarius ranks 2. Before him is Constantine the Great. After him is Fermin. Among people deceased in 305, Januarius ranks 4. Before him are Catherine of Alexandria, Porphyry, and Agnes of Rome. After him are Julian of Antioch, and Saint Alban.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Januarius ranks 536 out of 5,161. Before him are Roberto Rossellini (1906), Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Peter Damian (1007), and Trebonianus Gallus (206). After him are Gaius Gracchus (-154), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Salvatore Riina (1930), Emilio Segrè (1905), Pope Agapetus II (900), and Theocritus (-315).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Januarius ranks 225. Before him are Pope Hilarius (415), Pope Stephen VIII (900), Pope Valentine (780), Pope Miltiades (250), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), and Tarcisio Bertone (1934). After him are Pope Agapetus II (900), Pope Agapetus I (490), Pope Benedict V (930), Pope Stephen II (715), Pope Marcellinus (250), and Pope Boniface II (470).

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