Saints of Orthodoxy

St. JanuariusBishop of Benevento

at Pozzuoli · of Neapolis

Hieromartyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“During an eruption of Vesuvius around 431, the inhabitants of the city prayed to Saint Januarius to help them. The lava stopped...”
St. Januarius Bishop of Benevento

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

3rd century

Roman Empire

Death

305

Puteolum, Roman Empire

Life path

  • Bishop

Undertakings & Callings

  • Confessing the faith

Sufferings

  • Torture
  • Execution

Eras

  • Diocletianic Persecution

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