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title: "St. Januarius: Feast Day September 19 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-januarius/
description: "St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr, patron of Naples. Remembered on September 19, died c. 305. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop and Martyr · Remembered on September 19

# St. Januarius

St. Januarius is remembered on September 19 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Naples.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [September 19](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#19) |
| Title | Bishop and Martyr |
| Died | c. 305 |
| Patron of | [Naples](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#naples) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, September 19, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-januarius/#calendar) |

## Life

Bishop of Benevento, martyred at Pozzuoli in Diocletian’s persecution while visiting imprisoned deacons. Naples holds his relics and the ampulla of his blood, which liquefies — before vast crowds — on his feast; whatever science makes of it, the city’s love of ‘San Gennaro’ is itself a wonder seventeen centuries old.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Januarius as patron of Naples.

[Naples](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#naples)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Januarius. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, September 19, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/19/) | Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 · Psalm 54:3-4, 5, 6 and 8 · James 3:16—4:3 · Cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:14 · Mark 9:30-37 |
| [Tuesday, September 19, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/19/) | Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31a · Psalm 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 · Luke 7:16 · Luke 7:11-17 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[September 18 St. Joseph of Cupertino](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joseph-of-cupertino/) [September 20 Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-andrew-kim-tae-gon-and-companions/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 19?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-19) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Januarius

Remembered on September 19

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-januarius/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-januarius/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-januarius/#calendar)

In the app

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