Feast of San Gennaro
feast san gennaro italian festa di san gennaro also known san gennaro festival neapolitan italianamerican patronal festival dedicated saint januarius patron saint naples little italy new york feast celebrated september calendar catholic church united state festa san gennaro also highlight year new york little italy saint polychrome statue carried middle street fair stretching block september gennaro latin ianuarius bishop benevento beheaded pozzuoli persecution christian diocletian according legend blood gushed due decapitation collected kept ampoule eusebia wet nurse martyr body moved naples procession stopped rest would today piazza bernini area known vomero eusebia put vial containing martyr blood near head blood started melt presence local bishop san gennaro named patron protector city invoked people naples several occasion eg ask help healing special favor memorably called stop eruption mount vesuvius lava – destroy town around – slowed meanwhile exception blood miracle happens three time year saturday prior first sunday may – day saint body transferred pozzuoli naples september – day martyrdom finally december – date saint interceded end eruption mount vesuvius naples neighboring area annual celebration feast faith held course three day commemorating saint gennaro throughout festival parade religious procession musical entertainment featured focus celebration miracle san gennaros blood melting also simply known miracle san gennaro blood miracle festival first celebrated united state september immigrant naples congregated along mulberry street little italy section manhattan new york city continue tradition followed italy celebrate saint januarius patron saint naples immigrant family mulberry street started feast group cafe owner erected small chapel street house image patron saint invited partake ware asking devoted pin offering ribbon streamer hung statue apron money distributed needy poor neighborhood originally oneday religious commemoration time festival expanded day street fair organized run people outside neighborhood annual celebration food drink major tourist attraction centered mulberry street closed traffic occasion festival generally feature sausage zeppole street vendor game parade attraction grand procession held starting pm last saturday feast immediately celebratory mass church precious blood roman catholic candlelit procession statue san gennaro carried permanent home precious blood church street little italy another festival held attraction new york city little italy fordhambelmont community bronx street closed traffic festivity begin early morning proceed late night corruption following exposure financial impropriety mafia involvement new york city mayor rudy giuliani declared city san gennaro festival remove corrupt element would shut giulianis ultimatum community group formed manage festival municipal government asked hire professional manager hired mort berkowitz financial manager similar festival also sponsored city vincent jimmy palmisano brought feast san gennaro la vega valley nevada first time event hosted entertained tony sacca along celebrity strip pat cooper ernest borgnine jerry vale liberace frankie avalon la vega festival held twice year spring fall biannual festival feature traditional italian cuisine amusement ride game entertainer emilio baglioni chazz palminteri tommy devito jersey boy louis prima daughter lena prima jimmy kimmel adam carolla doug deluca founded feast san gennaro los angeles major annual event held every september hollywood hampton bay long island new york started san gennaro celebration since grown rapidly become largest san gennaro feast long island second little italy feast new york state hampton bay feast san gennaro draw huge crowd live band raffle prize vendor selling food drink feast san gennaro jersey shore established belmar new jersey daniel di cesare whose goal highlight positive contribution italian american san gennaro festival brought seattle wa mascio family formed san gennaro foundation seattle held second week september includes procession san gennaro statue live music food three day festival held heart georgetown wa many seattle italian community settled first arrived seattle feast feature prominently second entry francis ford coppola cinematic opus godfather part ii serving backdrop young vito corleone murdering fanucci character godfather part iii vincent corleone assassinates joey zasa festa crime scene csi ny season episode corporate warrior also featured prominently movie mean street mentioned song sad night blue rodeo ride season episode soprano tony carmela several member family attend fictitious festival newark patterned feast feast elzéar sabran also connection naples celebrated september brian altano tell story difference new jersey festival italian festival gamespy debriefing episode golden girl episode accurate conception season five episode girl shared story child conceived sophia petrillo joyfully recall husband salvador attempted conception dorothy behind sausage pepper stand due excitement san gennaros festivity much dorothys dismay also golden girl episode called competition season episode sophia want return sicily san gennaro festival longlost love augustine bagatelli laverne shirley twopart season opener character travelling new york attend festival marvel avenger alliance game magic brought statue san gennaro life hero sent fight family guy season episode parody godfather ii scene mentioned billion tv series season episode charles rhodes endorsed police commissioner richie sansome making known running attorney general new york cathedral saint januarius – naples cathedral church precious blood manhattan – national shrine church san gennaro new york italian new york city patronal festival lanzoni francesco le diocesi ditalia dalle origini al principio del secolo vii italian faenza f lega pp – official website feast san gennaro los angeles archived original august retrieved october san gennaro festival seattle retrieved october feast san gennaro photo walk flickr september retrieved october midlin alex april sock sausage snub new york time archived original september retrieved october