Feast of San Gennaro in Naples
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The Feast of San Gennaro in Naples is a major annual religious and cultural celebration honoring the city’s patron saint, marked by processions, the veneration of his relics, and the traditional “miracle” of the liquefaction of his blood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Feast of San Gennaro in Naples canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13457770 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feast of San Gennaro in Naples Context triple: [Saint Januarius, commemoratedBy, Feast of San Gennaro in Naples]
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A.
San Gennaro Feast in New York City
The San Gennaro Feast in New York City is a famous annual Italian-American street festival in Manhattan’s Little Italy, celebrated with religious processions, food vendors, music, and cultural events.
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B.
Madonna Della Cava Feast
Madonna Della Cava Feast is an annual Italian-American religious and cultural street festival in Boston’s North End honoring the Madonna Della Cava with processions, food, music, and community celebrations.
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C.
Naples Grape Festival
The Naples Grape Festival is an annual celebration in Naples, New York, featuring grape-themed foods, local wines, arts, and community events that highlight the region’s grape-growing heritage.
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D.
St. Ann’s Italian Festival
St. Ann’s Italian Festival is a long-running Hoboken street festival celebrating Italian-American culture with religious processions, traditional foods, music, and community gatherings.
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E.
Festa del Redentore
Festa del Redentore is a major Venetian festival held each July that commemorates the end of the 1576 plague with religious ceremonies, a temporary votive bridge, and elaborate fireworks over the lagoon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feast of San Gennaro in Naples Target entity description: The Feast of San Gennaro in Naples is a major annual religious and cultural celebration honoring the city’s patron saint, marked by processions, the veneration of his relics, and the traditional “miracle” of the liquefaction of his blood.
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A.
San Gennaro Feast in New York City
The San Gennaro Feast in New York City is a famous annual Italian-American street festival in Manhattan’s Little Italy, celebrated with religious processions, food vendors, music, and cultural events.
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B.
Madonna Della Cava Feast
Madonna Della Cava Feast is an annual Italian-American religious and cultural street festival in Boston’s North End honoring the Madonna Della Cava with processions, food, music, and community celebrations.
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C.
Naples Grape Festival
The Naples Grape Festival is an annual celebration in Naples, New York, featuring grape-themed foods, local wines, arts, and community events that highlight the region’s grape-growing heritage.
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D.
St. Ann’s Italian Festival
St. Ann’s Italian Festival is a long-running Hoboken street festival celebrating Italian-American culture with religious processions, traditional foods, music, and community gatherings.
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E.
Festa del Redentore
Festa del Redentore is a major Venetian festival held each July that commemorates the end of the 1576 plague with religious ceremonies, a temporary votive bridge, and elaborate fireworks over the lagoon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic feast
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoCelebratedOn |
16 December
ⓘ
first Saturday in May ⓘ |
| associatedBelief |
failure of liquefaction is considered a bad omen
ⓘ
liquefaction of the blood is a good omen for Naples ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro
|
| attracts |
local worshippers
ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | 19 September ⓘ |
| centersOn | veneration of relics of Saint Januarius ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of popular devotion in Naples
ⓘ
symbol of Neapolitan identity ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasMiracle | liquefaction of the blood of Saint Januarius in ampoules ⓘ |
| hasPatron | Archdiocese of Naples ⓘ |
| hasProcessionRoute | from the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro to the main nave of Naples Cathedral ⓘ |
| honors |
Saint Januarius
ⓘ
patron saint of Naples ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
Masses
ⓘ
food stalls and local specialties ⓘ liturgical celebrations ⓘ music and performances ⓘ public prayers ⓘ street celebrations ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
display of ampoules containing the blood of Saint Januarius
ⓘ
miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of Saint Januarius ⓘ procession of the bust of Saint Januarius ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| localLanguageName |
Festa di San Gennaro
ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of Saint Januarius
|
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Naples ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
ⓘ
Duomo di Napoli ⓘ
linked to:
Naples Cathedral
Naples Cathedral ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Italian television
ⓘ
local newspapers in Naples ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
San Gennaro
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Januarius
|
| relatedTo |
Feast of San Gennaro in New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
San Gennaro Feast in New York City
cult of Saint Januarius ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Januarius
|
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Archbishop of Naples
ⓘ
clergy of Naples Cathedral ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
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Subject: Feast of San Gennaro in Naples Description of subject: The Feast of San Gennaro in Naples is a major annual religious and cultural celebration honoring the city’s patron saint, marked by processions, the veneration of his relics, and the traditional “miracle” of the liquefaction of his blood.
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