He signed his death warrant when he visited the deacons, Sosso and Proculo, and the laymen, Eutichete and Acuzio, in jail. The repetition of the miracle is read as a good omen for the city of Naples and for the entire Campania region. The prodigy of the miracle of San Gennaro was repeated in Naples. The devotion to San Gennaro was brought to New York in 1926 by immigrants from Italy. St. Januarius, or San Gennaro in Italian, the patron of Naples, was a bishop of the city in the third century, whose bones and blood are preserved in the cathedral as relics. He was bishop of Benevento in the third century, and his bones and blood are preserved in the Naples cathedral as relics. Not even the second mass was needed to melt the blood of San Gennaro. Crescenzio Sepe, was greeted by a long applause from the faithful who crowd the Cathedral of Naples from the early hours of the morning. In 1980 a massive earthquake struck southern Italy after one failed liquefaction, yet in 1631, after the "miracle" had taken place, Vesuvius erupted, killing 18,000. The blood of San Gennaro, the patron of Naples, failed to liquefy despite two rounds of praying by the faithful, which some in the southern Italian city see as an omen of bad things to come. The Feast of St Januarius or San Gennaro is celebrated on 19 September in the calendar of the Catholic Church. Three times a year, a vial of dried blood-- said to come from the city's patron saint, San Gennaro-- is put on display. St. Januarius, or San Gennaro in Italian, is the patron saint of Naples. St. Januarius, or San Gennaro in Italian, is the patron saint of Naples. At the end of the further celebration, the miracle did not happen. The prayers of the faithful who await the announcement continue in the Cathedral. The Blood Miracle of Saint Januarius (Gennaro) -A miracle of the Church that is still occuring today The liquefaction (becoming liquid) of the blood of St Januarius (Gennaro) is an extraordinary miracle of the Church that has been occurring up to 18 times each year for the past 600 years. The Proconsul, Timothy,… The announcement of the liquefaction of the blood, given at 10:38 by card. In the Eastern Church, it is celebrated on 21 April. When it liquefies, it is known as "The Miracle of San Gennaro." He was bishop of the city in the third century, and his bones and blood are preserved in the cathedral as relics. The city of Naples has more than fifty official patron saints, although its principal patron is Saint Januarius.. The blood of San Gennaro, the patron of Naples, failed to liquefy despite two rounds of praying by the faithful, which some in the southern Italian city see as an omen of bad things to come. 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